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...We are both avid collectors of second world war Army Air Corps flight suits and flak jackets because I believe being kids of the Greatest Generation we are still just boys at heart.”...
...There is no obvious indication of heavy-handed security, but an air of circumspection is constantly present....
...But just like the mix of participants, it’s not only about the crème de la crème: there was also a 1957 Pontiac Super Chief, a boat-like honker in electric blue, the ultra-sweet and miniature 1969 Fiat 500...
...Jack Kerouac’s On the Road (1957) has become a timeless classic, effortlessly transcending the druggy and solipsistic limitations of its Beat Generation milieu....
...Chapek has never been a creature of Hollywood, leaving the mansions of Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Brentwood to the air-kiss set while choosing to raise his family outside LA....
...But perhaps the most prolific mover-shaker in Tromso tourism is Hans-Olav Eriksen, a tall, bald-headed local doctor who has the air of a friendly Bond villain....
...Or maybe it’s a well-kept 1955 Chevy Bel-Air, in a vivid shade of indigo set off by a white top. Or it could be a rundown Ford from 1949, whose roof has been stripped to a bare piece of metal....
...His son, Vittorio, hauled himself round in a Fiat 1500 coupé. And the people turned out. There is an undeniable, deep connection between Italians and the art of driving fast....
...At the other end of the spectrum altogether is Jaguar’s XKR-S coupe. You can watch my video review here....
...But if Bel-Air was ever to have a king, it would have to be Jones himself....
...The Pontiac is a close cousin of GM’s Chevrolet Aveo. Both are built by GM Daewoo, the carmaker’s South Korean affiliate, and share many components....
...The perils of the coal-fired coupè Electric vehicles offer the best chance of creating zero-emission cars – transport that has no adverse impact on the climate, writes Fiona Harvey....
...General Motors, its biggest rival, is developing its own plug-in electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt....
...In the hands of Zurich Opera, Verdi’s triumphal opera Aida (Bel Air Classiques, 2 DVDs) becomes an anti-colonial tract....
...The most talked-about product in the global motor industry today is not a high-performance sports coupé or a fuel-saving hybrid, but the no-frills car....
...With the scantily clad Playboy Bunnies shivering in the cold, “Hef” didn’t hang around too long and was soon off to the warmth of his Bel-Air mansion. observer@ft.com...
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