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Five Minutes With Edsel Ford II

If you watched the PBS documentary American Experience: Henry Ford last Tuesday night you likely enjoyed it and learned a few things you didn't know about the American icon and Ford Motor Company founder. Alternately laudatory and critical, the documentary detailed Henry Ford's exceptional vision, drive and personal contradictions, touching on his relationship with his son Edsel and his views on labor. The prime living link to the documentary, Edsel B.

Unique book captures iconic motor racing colours

A BEAUTIFUL new book has been released that documents 77 different liveries from famous racing cars throughout the decades. Among the famous and celebrated paint schemes set out in Racing Colours are Gulf, Martini and British Racing Green classics from the racetrack and even from cinema, like that of the Porsche 917K driven by Steve McQueen’s Michael Delaney in the 1970 film Le Mans. A racing car’s livery is a key component in the enjoyment of motorsport through creating attractive car designs.

Pagani C9 mule spied

The Pagani C9 testing in South Africa - image from Easycarblog A couple of weeks ago we reported that Horacio Pagani had been talking about the new Pagani C9 to the Argentinian press. The C9, in case you didn’t know, is Pagani’s replacement for the Zonda and is due to be revealed alter this year. The Pagani C9 will feature an all new, Mercedes-built 6.0 litre bi-turbo V12 with 700bhp.