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One Lap of the Web: Car creatures of the Hollywood Hills

-- Jay Leno, presumably back from filming McQueen's Jaguar XKSS, now places his chin atop the front seat of a 1925 Doble E-20, which, being steam-powered, fulfills Leno's interpretation of alt-fuel. Abner Doble built his first steam car while he was still in high school, and by 1915 the Doble Detroit had set new standards of reliability, convenience, noiselessness, and speed -- in 1925, Howard Hughes drove Leno's Model E to 132 mph. -- Los Angeles, car culture capital of the world, has its fair share of hipsters, eccentrics, airheads and Chrysler LeBarons.

One Lap of the Web: Ferrari goulash and Abarth gnocchi

-- South Korea's automotive legacy may not be as rich as, say, Czechoslovakia's, but don't tell collector Baek Joong-gil that. Not to his face, anyway. He might be behind the wheel of one of his five hundred cars, which includes such rarities as the Kia T-600 (Kia's first car, built under license from Mazda in 1963); the Cadillac Fleetwood of former president Park Chung-hee; and Korea's oldest fire truck.

Infiniti Q30 revealed in full gallery of photos: Frankfurt 2013

The Infiniti Q30 Concept (pictured), full revealed ahead of Frankfurt debut The Infiniti Q30 is Infiniti’s take on the new Mercedes A-Class, and we had a single photo a few weeks ago to show us what to expect. But now Infiniti has released a full gallery of photos ahead of its debut at Frankfurt. Despite the Q30 not planned to lauch until 2015 – when it will be delivered to the world from the UK’s ever-growing car manufacturing sector – the Q30 looks production ready.