Buses and trucks often slam into each other and tumble hundreds of feet into the valleys below, or cars simply plow into the rock walls. The road has piled up such a high body count that locals have stopped keeping track of the death toll. Plus it’s deep within Taliban t...
In the 60s, 70s and 80s, it was common for racing drivers to compete in many different championships, from Le Mans and sports cars to F1 and F2. Pescarolo was one such driver. He made 57 starts in F1 from 1968 to 1976 for a number of small teams, scoring 12 points and one podium...
Tom Hanks was one of the ‘80s' most bankable comedic leading men. His hits throughout the decade included such lighthearted affairs as ‘Splash,’‘Bachelor Party’ and ‘The Money Pit.’ However, his biggest blockbuster of the era was ‘Big,’ released on June 3, 1988. The...
(They're basically cars that go to a set destination when they fill up; S/.1.50 is about 50c, for a ride of several kilometres.) I got off at Plaza de Armas, and it was like arriving at Plaza de Armas in any Peruvian town (pretty much every one has one): I was spotted as a...
at the head of the pack, would be difficult to beat, especially with those evil-looking spikes she’d somehow gotten away with putting on her wheel rims. Just in front of him, he heard the familiarthump-thump-thumpof a tire about to blow. He scanned the cars and saw Linus’s green ...
The Oldsmobile Cutlass was once the most popular car in the U.S., and in the mid-1980s, Olds was selling more than 1 million cars per year. Sales dropped when innovation fell by the wayside, and in 2000, GM announced that the 2004 Oldsmobile models would be the company's last. ...
huge plans are being implemented to increase the amount of green space in the city. An extra 400 hectares will be installed by 2013 and 200,000 roadside trees will be planted. 15,000 electric or hybrid cars will occupy the roads and Japan is giving serious thought to further developing its...
The Bronx. An absolute delight for a six year old, an eight or ten year old boy. I would jump up a few brownstone steps into the marble and tiled foyer then bound up five flights of marble stairs with excitement. Automobile exhaust fumes fill the air. Windows are open. The cars are ...
"There are actually two little elements in the story that were based on actual incidents," explained Joel. "One of them is the fact that there was a guy, I believe in the '60s or '70s, who was gumming up serial numbers for cars and defrauding the General Motors Finance Corporation. ...
” and “Turtle Power!” getting repeated in schoolyards across America. Merchandising flew off the shelves, as the debate over who was the best turtle - Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, or Raphael - became common among children. The Saturday cartoon lasted 10 seasons, enjoying the height of...