Monday, September 29, 2014

GM warns Corvette drivers new valet mode may be illegal.

Earlier this summer, General Motors (GM) came out with a new “valet mode” for its latest Corvette sports cars. Call it a nanny cam for your car or the Ferris Bueller provision (remember this scene?) GM called it “a baby monitor for your baby.” Essentially, the technology allows you to record video, audio and driving data from the car when you’re not using it. Sounds great, right? With base prices starting at about $55,000, it’s no wonder GM is trying to help you protect your investment (after all, who wouldn't want to take this so-called supercar for a joyride?) But there’s one thing the company may not have considered… the law. Recording laws (which would apply to any conversation recorded by the valet monitor) MORE:

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Restoration of a rare Ruxton

By Justin Hyde:

Say you buy an old car. Not just any old car; one that's over 80 years old, with boxes of spare and broken parts and a good decade of neglect, that's so rare even most car enthusiasts have never heard of it. And let's say you have a little less than a year to take that car from its decrepit state and transform it into not just a running machine, but an almost better-than-new version of its former self — with no manuals or reference materials to fall back on.

Could you do it? Would you even try?



The car you see is a 1932 Ruxton sedan, a piece of forgotten automotive history that was the forebear of most cars on American highways today. Of the 90-odd Ruxtons built, only 19 are known to still exist. The one above was the last one ever sold, and without the interventions of two car aficionados, there might only be 18. MORE:



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