In the classic horror movie, there is always one final twist when everyone thinks they are safe, but the monster emerges from the swamp one last time.On this occasion, www.autoblog.com reports that AM General, the original owners of the Hummer brand, will offer a kit car version of the original military-spec Humvee. It cannot build a finished vehicle for civilian use as that would contravene its agreement with General Motors, who bought the rights to sell complete vehicles to the public.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Hummer is back from the dead – alas
In the classic horror movie, there is always one final twist when everyone thinks they are safe, but the monster emerges from the swamp one last time.On this occasion, www.autoblog.com reports that AM General, the original owners of the Hummer brand, will offer a kit car version of the original military-spec Humvee. It cannot build a finished vehicle for civilian use as that would contravene its agreement with General Motors, who bought the rights to sell complete vehicles to the public.
Bradley Wiggins calls for compulsory cycle helmets – possibly
Bradley Wiggins’ celebrations of his amazing Olympic Gold follow-up to the Tour de France victory were marred by the death of a cyclist outside the Olympic Park, apparently run over by a bus turning left at a junction.
Bradley Wiggins (one is tempted to call him Sir Bradley, as it can’t be long now), said of the crash that the government should be “legalising helmets to make them the law to wear” and said that he had been knocked off his bike a few times when growing up.
New Astra Convertible at Paris
There is no official word from Vauxhall, but it seems certain that an Astra-based convertible will be launched at the Paris Motor Show in September.
The latest rumour (of many) comes from industry website www.just-auto.com which says it will go into production in Poland in early 2013, and will feature a fabric roof, rather than a folding metal one. It will be based on the Astra GTC Coupe, which is certainly not a bad place to start: the GTC is a good-looking car and has a decent chassis.
Fiat has low depreciation – shock news
Ok, it is only the Fiat 500, but any Fiat that is rated as one of the Top 10 slowest depreciating cars in the UK is still news.
The findings, from value experts Glass’s Guide and reported by industry magazine Auto Trader, show the trendy city car is seventh best among cars that lose their value the least.
Radio Controlled Minis for the Olympic Hammer
Toy Minis will not be replacing the hammer at the 2012 Olympics, but they will be used to ferry hammers, javelins, discuses and shots from the field to the throwing area, saving time during competition.
Three “Mini Minis” will be deployed and will be operated by Games Makers assigned and trained for this duty. The cars are roughly a quarter scale of the full-sized car and carry the athletic equipment situated inside, accessible through the adapted sunroof. The cars are all blue and feature the same Games livery as the ‘full-size’ official fleet vehicles.
