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Flying A Garage makes a hard landing

It was one of the greatest rod, custom, drag-racing and classic-car collections ever assembled and it soon will make one of the greatest auctions. America's Car Collection, housed at the Flying A Garage in Winnemucca, Nev., had cars by Ed Roth, the Alexander Brothers and Harry Bradley, along with memorabilia from Von Dutch and Roth. There even is a Mickey Thompson mini bike, fer goodness sake.

Smile, You’re On Camera

A COUNCIL in east London has rolled out the first unattended CCTV enforcement system for moving traffic offences, in a bid to curb drivers from making illegal turns or stopping in yellow-box junctions. Redbridge council has placed cameras at four trouble spots, which can also catch drivers ignoring restricted access signs. Redbridge council's environment, transportation and crime committee head, Shoaib Patel, said: "The system was installed to counter the high number of drivers that were ignoring the traffic restrictions that were in place, causing severe safety hazards to pedestrians and other drivers.

007's Lotus Esprit Series 1 submarine car to be auctioned

The famous Lotus Esprit Series 1 submarine car from the “The Spy Who Loved Me” will be up for grabs at RM Auction's Battersea Park, London event slated for Sept. 8 and 9. Every James Bond fan loves the use of Jags, Lotuses and, of course, Astons in the famous franchise, and now you'll have the chance to fulfill your fantasy of being Bond by putting one in your garage -- or at least your boathouse.