Frenchman's Car Gets Stuck At 125 MPH For One Hour And Drags Him To…

Frenchman Frank Lecerf set off for the supermarket Saturday morning, like he does every Saturday morning. An hour later his car was in a ditch in Belgium after he led police on a wild 125 MPH chase. The reason? He claims his car accelerated on its own.

Read…
125L

Torching Cars Continues To Be France's Hottest New Year's Eve Tradition

I unfortunately have never been to Paris, but if it's anything like New York, I can imagine it's a tough town to own a car in. You've got lots of traffic, narrow streets, scores of pedestrians, and parking that is both expensive and hard to find. The only difference is that in Paris, your car stands a good chance of…

Read…
48L

These American Winemakers Use A Restored Citroën HY As A Mobile…

Husband and wife team Amy Lillard and Matt Kling are a rare breed: They're Americans making wine in France. But they've brought a little American ingenuity to the traditional French winemaking process. Their tasting room is a 1979 Citroën HY Van.

Read…
21L

What's Hiding Under This French Lass' Bonnet?

You'd be amazed how much making mistakes pays off. A while back, I did this post that included some French in the splash image, and I, true to my nature, screwed it up. So Jonathan Miller corrected me, and even better, offered to be my eyes out in France for interesting stuff. A whole bunch is coming your way soon, but …

Read…
91L

The Slickest Car Vs. Motorcycle Race Ever

The car-against-motorcycle racing trope has been around for a while, with now- predictable results: Motorcycles are straight-line monsters, while the stability of four wheels gives the cornering advantage to cars. Leave it to France's Moto-Journal to ponder whether this is still true on snowpack in the middle of…

Read…
91L

American cars just aren't French enough

I'm no Francophile. I like certain French directors and adore certain French women. I can't stand French hip hop but I'll be damned if I don't love a French car. The stranger the better. And most French cars are weird in a way that American cars should be.

Read…
218L

Eleven supercars owned by African dictator's son seized in Paris

How do you build the world's most expensive car hauler? You do what Paris police did this week: Take a regular car hauler and fill it with 11 of the world's rarest supercars seized from the son of a notorious African dictator.

Read…
137L
 Loading more stories…