MONTREAL (AP) -- Formula One is set to return to Montreal next year.
The Proposal stars uncover secrets of their friendship - and being nude together
"It's like a Ferrari without a paint job," the star says of the work print that hit the Web
Charles Lewis Jr. dealt in the currency of big dreams. When he died early Wednesday in Southern California following a horrific automobile accident that cleaved his red Ferrari in two, Lewis had become a wealthy man.
After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
Attention audiophiles, old-school vinyl listeners and the very rich: Do we have a piece of stereo equipment for you.
There's no such thing as a perfect portfolio. Value-conscious investors like me are acutely aware of this fact. Sometimes you come across a good stock trading at a great price but there's simply no room in your portfolio at the time. In other cases you feel like a kid with his nose stuck to the windowpane of a Ferrari dealership: You spot a wonderful business you'd love to own, but you can't justify paying the price being asked.
Motorist one, let's call him Jim, just bought a used car from his neighborhood auto dealer. Meanwhile, motorist two, let's call her Jane, just lost her new car to repossession.
Shorting VW proved disastrous when high-rollers discovered that the company had been stealthily acquired by their favorite sports car's maker
Spurred by the FAA's easing of licensing requirements for pilots of low-altitude "light sport" aircraft, former Air Force pilot Kirk Hawkins set about developing a premium light sport plane - the Ferrari of the skies.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Formula One is set to return to Montreal next year.
The Proposal stars uncover secrets of their friendship - and being nude together
"It's like a Ferrari without a paint job," the star says of the work print that hit the Web
Charles Lewis Jr. dealt in the currency of big dreams. When he died early Wednesday in Southern California following a horrific automobile accident that cleaved his red Ferrari in two, Lewis had become a wealthy man.
After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
Attention audiophiles, old-school vinyl listeners and the very rich: Do we have a piece of stereo equipment for you.
There's no such thing as a perfect portfolio. Value-conscious investors like me are acutely aware of this fact. Sometimes you come across a good stock trading at a great price but there's simply no room in your portfolio at the time. In other cases you feel like a kid with his nose stuck to the windowpane of a Ferrari dealership: You spot a wonderful business you'd love to own, but you can't justify paying the price being asked.
Motorist one, let's call him Jim, just bought a used car from his neighborhood auto dealer. Meanwhile, motorist two, let's call her Jane, just lost her new car to repossession.
Shorting VW proved disastrous when high-rollers discovered that the company had been stealthily acquired by their favorite sports car's maker
Spurred by the FAA's easing of licensing requirements for pilots of low-altitude "light sport" aircraft, former Air Force pilot Kirk Hawkins set about developing a premium light sport plane - the Ferrari of the skies.
"Did he see us?" I screamed to my automotive accomplice, whom I'll call Speed Queen, as I dug into the carbon ceramic brakes and wrestled the new Lamborghini LP560-4 to a standstill. About 100 feet off the car's chiseled bug-green nose, a California Highway Patrol cruiser was attempting to herd the black Lambo Murciélago to the shoulder.
Most folks don't get the tech-writer thing. Yes, you're obligated to return the gadgets you review, but honestly, you usually wouldn't want to keep them. Eventually, all that tech stuff just piles up, and the office begins to look like Best Buy at the tail end of a bad post-holiday sale.
If a vintage Ferrari for $30,000 sounds too good to be true, that's probably because it is.
Parking. It's a problem nearly as old as the automobile itself. As city rents rise, developers are under pressure to maximize yields from their real estate -- and this has been squeezing out the traditional parking lot.
Motorsport's governing body slaps McLaren with a $100 million fine over the possession of a rival's confidential data
A classic Ferrari once owned by Steve McQueen sold for $2.31 million Thursday night at auction.
Everyone has a dream: Inventing the next great vice. Running a corporation. Traveling into space. Me? I'm searching for a new one, having just had mine fulfilled: driving with Michael Schumacher.
"Enjoy the ride," yelled Carroll Shelby, the racing and performance-car legend, as he popped a wheelie "Hi-ho, Silver" style in his scooter-wheelchair. At 84, despite a shopping list of health challenges, he shows few signs of slowing down. He has a multiyear deal with Ford to create vehicles, including the company's latest muscle car, the Shelby GT500 Mustang. It's like 1965 all over again.
Editor's note: We asked SI.com writers to share their memories from the best game they've ever seen. Here are their stories:
For most successful people in corporate America, the average day is like a German or Japanese sedan: hard-charging, constant and complex. Competent? Yes. Thrilling? More like the perfect shade of gray.
Every summer, the best vintage cars in the world are auctioned off at Pebble Beach, and Fortune has put together a scouting report for this year's show. Whether you're buying or just gawking, these cars will have your heart racing.
Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for a possible rule breach at the Monaco Grand Prix
It sounded like a joke from the start -- an almost primeval joke. Come watch a 100-meter race on a grass track pitting the world's fastest land mammal, the cheetah, against one of Africa's fastest human beings.
When does buying a stock not mean buying a stock? When the company decides that the shares can't actually be delivered to the buyer.
We all know the drill: To make sure you have enough green for your golden years, you're supposed to max out your 401(k) contributions, invest in index funds and growth stocks, and not - repeat, not - splurge on that top-of-the-line Ferrari. All sound advice.
Nissan has long lagged Toyota in sales. But in the world of high-performance racing cars, Japan's second-largest automaker leaves its rival in the dust.
Goldman Sachs is handing out big, fat holiday gifts to its employees this year, with an average 25 percent hike in pay per employee, resulting in a record-high compensation package.
NEVER MIX BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE. It is one of the cardinal rules of the workplace. And in the context in which it's usually offered (office Christmas party + one drink too many + mistletoe), it is...
For many years radios were not standard equipment on Ferraris, says Al Zemke. If a prospective buyer asked where the radio was, he continues, a good Ferrari salesman would "point to the gear shift ...
An ultrarare 1931 Daimler car was awarded "Best of Show" at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the top competition for high-priced collectible cars, on Sunday.
For many years radios were not standard equipment on Ferraris, says Al Zemke. If a prospective buyer asked where the radio was, he continues, a good Ferrari salesman would "point to the gear shift lever and say, 'That's the selector,' and point to the foot throttle and say, 'That's the volume.' "
Winning "Best of Show" at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance car show, taking place this weekend in California, can add 50 percent or more to the value of a collectible car, one that's already worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.
Leave the pastel T-shirt and linen suit in the closet and put on some socks.
A 747 takes off at 200 miles per hour -- it's the top speed of a Ferrari. MotoGP bikes break two bills with power to spare.
Brick by plastic brick, the world of Lego is built on fantasy. Whether it's Viking ships and model houses for kids or high-tech toys for adults that can be plugged into a computer and designed via ...
Matteo di Montezemolo has not yet turned 30 and already he runs a multi-million dollar fashion and furniture business.
We admit it: $500 is hardly a staggering sum when it comes to investments like custom suits or watches that will be passed on as heirlooms.
This is a sampling of comments received during the past week.
Sip Wish you still got a spring break? Make your own fun with a batch of caipirinhas: cachaça (Brazilian rum), limes, and sugar. Try Leblon, a new luxury cachaça distilled in Brazil and aged in Fr...
You may never have the opportunity to peel out and smoke the rear tires on a $350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom, but if you ever get the chance, here's how.
Perhaps Dr. Phil wants to slow down a little. Two exotic sports cars owned by TV psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw will be sold at a Palm Beach collector car auction.
It's the ultimate bachelor pad accessory: Ferrari has teamed up with design studio David Weiner Ventures to produce a limited edition "audio instrument" called the Art.Engine. The device, which mea...
For most commuters the journey to work is a daily drudgery of traffic jams and train delays to be endured rather than enjoyed.
A very warm welcome to you as we launch Art of Life, the show and the Web site.
DaimlerChrysler paid the most in fines last year for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations for vehicles the company sold in 2004. The fines were assessed over the course of 2005.
Ferrari's president Luca di Montezemolo met with Pope Benedict XVI Monday and gave him a check for €950,000 ($1.1 million).
When two biotech executives wanted to try driving a Formula One car, they called Bluefish Concierge, a Palm Beach company that arranges luxury trips. For $25,000 a couple, Bluefish flew them to the...
If you drive a car, then chances are Andy McDougall and Dan Jamieson have played a role in the types of products you put inside your vehicle.
Despite a bad season this year, German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, 36, is still the best in the sport, with 84 wins and seven world championships under his belt so far.
Gillette has escalated the razor wars yet again, unveiling a new line of razors on Wednesday with five blades and a lubricating strip on both the front and back.
Next week, car collectors will gather on the California coast for the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
A customized 2004 Ford F-150 owned by Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony is being offered for sale on eBay and you can "Buy it now" for $150,000.
Call them affordable exotics. They are pre-owned, classic cars that have fallen in price to the range of a new Chevy Suburban.
Imagine plunking down $100,000 and walking away with your very own supercomputer. The low-cost computing revolution means you can now get that result with a handful of off-the-shelf components. By ...
You can buy anything in modern Shanghai. Well, almost anything.
A U.S.-based company plans to sell cars manufactured in China at American dealerships beginning in 2007.
Ferrari has released images of a new sports car, the Ferrari Superamerica, which is scheduled to be unveiled officially at the Los Angeles and Detroit Auto shows in January, 2005.
An American sports car that goes fender-to-fender with Ferrari and Porsche for 45 grand? Have we been sniffing Armor All? Hardly.
Remember the high school greaser who worked three jobs so he could blow the money on a hulking convertible called a Cuda? Maybe he wasn't such a loser after all. Today a cherry 1970 Plymouth Hemi C...
When three kings of the road deliver great redesigns within a few months of one another, it's a gift an auto enthusiast can appreciate. When the kings are named Mustang, Corvette and Porsche 911, h...
Q. I've been seeing TV ads where a couple of guys ask the Dodge pickup driver, "That thing got a Hemi in it?" So what exactly is a Hemi? And do I really want one?
Talk about a smart bomb. Target's new credit card could have been the brainiest in the country. But Target executives never answered a fundamental question: Who needs a smart card anyway? Even afte...
Ever think about topping a cheeseburger with caviar? Dropping a Ferrari engine into a sensible little Honda Civic? It doesn't sound especially rewarding--but exactly that kind of upgrade has come t...
Sometimes having it all can be a burden. That's not to suggest that the bike you see above is, on its own merits, a heavy cross to bear. The Tarmac, from Specialized Bicycles, is a wondrous racing ...
General Lee from the 1970s TV show the "Dukes of Hazzard" was the number one choice as most popular TV or movie car in a recent survey.
Among Ferrari's high-wattage rides are some in which the engine is on permanent display, cloaked in a fat panel of unbreakable glass like some priceless and untouchable work of art. Which, of cours...
There will be fewer keys to exotic autos under the tree this year, but that shouldn't stop anyone from dreaming. Here are four very fast, very sophisticated, and very expensive cars worthy of your ...
Sorry, they told me, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was not talking to the press. Google's PR people want to play it cool, just the way the dotcoms didn't. But, lucky me, there was Schmidt in the doorway ...
The pedestrians shuffling in front of my Porsche Boxster convertible are likely unaware that they're part of a music video. This is understandable. They cannot know that I have rented the car for a...
Finally, after years of dreaming about owning a sexy, head-turning sports car, I've got one. Each morning I strut out to my driveway in Southern California, give my black Volvo convertible a pat, a...
From the land of the Ferrari and the Maserati comes the Di Blasi Express, possibly the world's first foldup motorbike. Designed in 1952 for the Italian military's rapid-deployment troops, it's now ...
It's not an original idea. Take an established brand, add a hot designer, introduce sexy new wares, watch sales soar. Famous-but-faded Burberry and Gucci did it, as did Hermes and Louis Vuitton.
The global automotive chess game continues: First, GM takes a 20% stake in Fiat (which in return gets 5.1% of GM stock)--an alliance worth about $2.4 billion. Days later, Ford scoops up prestigious...
Few brands achieve the cult status of Ferrari, but even lesser lights could benefit from marketing advice from that camp. Here it is. As North American president of Ferrari and part of the Buitoni ...
Cellular phones and hand-held computers get most of the ink these days, but for people who want to stay in touch with the office--or their teenagers--the pager is still alive and looking remarkably...
If Wall Street's recent gyrations have you reeling, imagine what they've done to those who work in the financial services industry: bonuses slashed, jobs cut, clients bailing. It's enough to make a...
"We are not judging perfection, just authenticity," explains J Heumann, co-chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. "If you have equal cars pointswise, then the one that moves you is the o...
Let's be honest: the long bull run has left you damn well off, but the market's recent gyrations have made you question how much longer you can afford a full menu of top-tier treats. Let me give yo...
Pretend I'm a guy. This guy: The IPO opened at 15, closed at 34. I am suddenly very rich. I got from venture funding to going public on one suit and a Swiss Army watch, the model with a compass. I'...
I am not a soccer mom, my dog weighs less than 40 pounds, and I last stepped into a supermarket in 1992. So it was devotion to duty that induced me to test-drive Ford's new nine-passenger behemoth,...
As the text and graph on page 94 explain, it's not what you earn as an investor that counts; it's what you keep. Here, then, are six tax-savvy tips for investing in stock. The first three apply onl...
Going over the specifications for a Pentium or PowerPC computer chip is like measuring the engine of a Ferrari. You can tell it's fast by looking, but it's much more fun to drive it. Buyers of comp...
Car & Driver calls it ''the best sedan in the world.'' At $128,500, the 600SEL is the flagship of the Mercedes-Benz fleet: 2 1/2 tons of luxury and performance, with a 402-horsepower V-12 engine an...
If the idea of owning a sports car intrigues you but a Ferrari is beyond your budget, consider the more affordable '70s makes like the MGB, Triumph TR6 or Fiat Spider. These cars can be raced (but ...
After years of acceleration, the prices of vintage Ferraris, Jaguars, and Aston Martins are skidding. Although a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 used to fetch more than $1 million, buyers won't pay that now...
Until now, cars with pricetags over $100,000 have had the aura of collector's items. Superluxury automakers -- Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and their ilk -- count annual production in the hun...
You might think that J. D. (for James David) Power, 58, the man who puts out the well-known surveys of car-buyer satisfaction, would be a real automobile lover -- the kind of guy who motors around ...
It's an investment, you tell yourself as you plop down $14,000 for a 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Not so, says S. Prestley Blake, the retired chairman of Friendly Ice Cream, who owns more than a ...
If one of your grandmother's sterling silver forks gets mangled by the garbage disposal, don't despair. The following services can replace anything from a piece of silver to a Model T carburetor. C...
One day in August, William Dean Singleton, the baby-faced newspaper baron from Texas, received a phone call from Times Mirror executive Tom Johnson. Just a year earlier Johnson had sold the Dallas ...
The worldwide stock market surge is driving certain other markets absolutely mad. Van Gogh's Sunflowers, a Mozart manuscript, the Duchess of Windsor's jewels -- all have attracted record prices in ...
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