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Tesla Roadster: RHD hits the UK – Tesla Roadster production to end in 2011

Tesla has launched a RHD version of the Tesla Roadster A right hand drive Tesla Roadster is something that should help Tesla shift more cars in the UK – and other RHD markets as well – so it’s welcome news that Tesla has announced you can now order up your Roadster in RHD for £86,950. Tesla has titivated the Roadster a bit for the RHD launch, adding a new sound system and some extra soundproofing. It also looks as if – judging from the picture they sent us – that they thought a picture of the RHD Tesla taken in the rain would make UK buyers feel at home.

2012 Jeep Wrangler Freedom edition debuts

Freedom isn't free; it costs exactly $29,065 for two doors and $31,570 for four doors. That's the cost for the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Freedom edition, which is available in red, white and—you guessed it—blue. It also has military-inspired decals on the hood and rear fenders.

Who is the mystery motorcyclist in these vintage photos?

Automotive photographer Nigel Harniman was riding around the Costa Del Arcane in Spain when he chanced upon a flea market with a Kodak Brownie 127, a legend of 1950s photography -- simple and popular, it sold in the millions between 1952 and 1967. "Anyone as old as me remembers their parents or grandparents owning a Brownie," Harniman said. The Bakelite construction was intact, and its canvas case was in great shape.