Grand National Roadster Show takes on new judging rules, rodding wins

Daryl Wolfswinkel's 1934 Ford, built by Doug Jerger of Squeeg's Kustoms in Chandler, Ariz., won the title America's Most Beautiful Roadster on Sunday at the Grand National Roadster Show at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. That in itself was not necessarily the biggest news out of Pomona last weekend, however. In a hobby/passion/love affair such as hot-rodding, you'd expect a '32, '33 or '34 Ford to win.

Ferrari FF: The Husky Sledging Turk Video

Ferrari FF with Husky Sledging Turk There you are, minding your own business, high in the Pyrenees with your pack of photogenic Huskies and a sled, when what do you come across but Ferrari’s latest toy – the Ferrari FF – out cold weather testing. As luck would have it, you happen to have your high-definition video camera with you and manage to shoot some great close-up footage as the Ferrari FF encounters your picturesque Husky Sledge, complete with atmospheric bells a-jingling. Serendipity.

Vauxhall: Ellesmere Port plant saved – 700 new jobs created

Vauxhall Ellesmere Port - Saved General Motors is to keep Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port open, move to three shift working and create 700 new jobs. The overcapacity of mainstream car manufacture in Europe as the market becomes ever more polarised between premium and budget cars – squeezing the middle – means car maker having to rationalise their output. Many thought that could mean the end of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port as GM sought to stem its European losses (around £2 billion in the last three years), especially as it is easier to close plants and lay off workers in the UK than in mainland Europe.