The popular story was that Sir Stirling Moss didn’t like wearing a leather or linked strap on a watch because it invariably got soiled by grime, either when he was at the wheel in a race or mucking about in the pits. His watch strap of choice was a solid-gold, twin-bar bracelet (pictured here and below on his wrist) that was easy to clean. It was interchangeable, too, so it … [Read more...] about Sir Stirling Moss’ watch and its signature ‘SM’ band for sale
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Solar cells in ute cover provide on-the-job power for tradies
Canadian company Worksport has developed a folding tonneau cover for pick-up trucks that contains a cutting-edge solar charging and storage system. The cover, called TerraVis, uses solar panels to pull in the sun’s energy and send it to removable batteries packaged in the truck’s bed. It is capable of storing up to 1000W of useable energy, says the company, which can be … [Read more...] about Solar cells in ute cover provide on-the-job power for tradies
Electric car ‘Luca’ is made from recycled ocean plastic
Meet Luca, an electric car build almost entirely from recycled trash by students at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. The project took around 18 months to complete, said group spokesman Matthijs Van Wijk. The chassis itself was made from ocean plastic. “I’m so proud that we could make the chassis with ocean plastic. This is a really very difficult … [Read more...] about Electric car ‘Luca’ is made from recycled ocean plastic
It’s feeding frenzy – three out of four new cars are SUVs
The growth of SUVs in New Zealand goes a long way to explaining the old maxim that car ownership is not about what we truly need, but more a combination of what we want and what we think we need. The traditional car – sedan, station wagon, hatchback – has been shunted aside over the years by an SUV feeding frenzy fuelled partly by marketing hype that said New Zealanders are … [Read more...] about It’s feeding frenzy – three out of four new cars are SUVs
The ballad of Hilux and Ranger – new models add to rivalry
Ute sales in the first four months of 2014 pointed to the Ford Ranger doing the unthinkable – overtaking the Toyota Hilux as New Zealand’s No. 1 workhorse. Won’t happen, said the industry pundits. You watch, they said, Hilux will still be No.1 at the end of the year. But Ranger’s odds of an upset looked good after four months. So good that I penned for these pages back then … [Read more...] about The ballad of Hilux and Ranger – new models add to rivalry