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One Lap of the Web: the Bill Thomas Cheetah, Martini Racing and the 1976 Ferrari 208 GT4

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. --You've probably seen the Martini Racing livery on everything from Formula One cars to rally cars.

Geneva motor show 2011: A-Z preview and review

Welcome to CAR Online's coverage of the 2011 Geneva motor show, the world's most exciting auto show. The CAR team will be reporting live from the Palexpo arena in Switzerland for the 81st Geneva auto show on Tuesday 1 March 2011 – and this is your handy guide with our previews to all the Geneva new cars and launches. We'll update the page with every new announcement, and on press day there will be the CAR Live Blog, along with reviews, news, video, photos and galleries of all the important new car launches at the 2011 Geneva motor show.

Ford announces new Silicon Valley research laboratory

Ford has announced plans to open a new R&D center in California's Silicon Valley with a view to creating a hub for collaborative technology projects. With neighbors including Google, Microsoft, facebook, Apple and Stanford University, it's certainly setting up shop in the right part of town. Its location also connects Ford's Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, CA and Ford employees working with connectivity platform partner Microsoft Corp.