In design, the outstanding feature of the 1951 model year was the popularity and extension of the “hardtop convertible” introduced in 1950 models. Not convertible in the true sense of the word, these cars embodied the racy lines of a convertible while retaining a fixed steel top. This body...
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McQueen: The Man and Le Mansis split in the same way as the title, partly focusing on the man himself and partly on the world famous 24 hour race. The portrait of McQueen concentrates on the period when the film was being made, one that turned out to be an especially turbulent one. ...
The Second World War made America, and their '50s - those big cars and the rock 'n' roll – were a product of doing well. Over there, it was all about Cadillacs. Here in Britain, we were still waiting for a bus." "I previously made a film which took place in Denmark in 1957 ...
Cars Toyota bets big on air taxis with $500M investment in Joby Flying taxis, once the stuff of sci-fi movies, were widely expected to make a big splash by whizzing over the city of lights during festivities at the Paris Olympics last summer -- before getting scrapped due to certification...
Karate High School was a band. I chose the name because I loved really bad horror movies from the '80s and super cheesy sci-fi moves from the '50s. In short, it was clear from the beginning that we weren't going to be The Beatles. Or Radiohead. Or Ace Of Base. Although Billy Ra...
QuadropheniaFranc Roddam 1979 The mod revival film of the Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’ album set in the mid-60s features several Freston Road scenes. The mod is beaten up by rockers after his scooter breaks down on the Bramley Arms corner, where the police cars crashed in ‘The Lavender Hill Mo...
Can't say I'd ever seen one of these either. It's aFairey Gannet, which the British Navy used in a variety of carrier-based roles (mostly anti-submarine) in from the '50s to the '70s. Yes, that wing folds in two places.
The weather system that brought storms last night has moved through, but now an upper-level system to our west is associated with another, intensifying area of precipitation. The cooler air has already moved in, with temperatures in Birmingham currently in the 50s. But if one goes up I-22...
How do solar panels even work? Let's start with the basics of photovoltaics. Trust me, this is helpful context for explaining how the technology evolved over time. Cars