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more about #england more comments → GreenN_Gold: Well, the sign was fuggin' correct, wasn't it? more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Looks like there is a good reason to start making the Amphicar, again. more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: I guess for once I sign actually serves a purpose. Will make Jezza a bit happy. more » RachelSklar: This post is first funny, and then sad. (Sad because of the damage of flooding. Am just saying.) more » skaycog: This sign is supposedly in the Philippines. more » Alfisted: I'd hate to be the guy who has to post the "ABATING IMMINENT" signs. more » Scandinavian Flick: That is a remarkably stable sign... One of my favorite signs ever is one in a neighborhood near me. It keeps getting stolen though... more » VeeArrrSix: I've seen stupider... more » Tanshanomi: It was most likely not obvious at all when the sign was put in place. Like a "Wet Paint" sign on a dry park bench, nobody removed the sign after it be... more » chickennougat: Taken directly from the Reuters story "The agency said the towns of COCKERMOUTH, Kendal and Keswick in CUMBRIA were the greatest concern while tempor... more » TR3-A: We laugh but they don't. But the Celts are a strong people, used to hardship. I am grateful to have some Scotch blood running in my veins. When we smi... more » jbh11126: Obviously obvious signage seems to be abundantly abundant in the UK. more » Alfisted: TTFN more » DrLemming: Interesting ads. I'm not all that familiar with the post-war British car industry, so never heard of a Lea-Francis before. I assume that most of the... more » CptSevere: The Rover ads mention a gas turbine powered car. That must have been pretty sick. I wonder what that was all about. more » -
#carcrashes
Obvious Sign Is Obvious
After a week of heavy rainfall in the UK, storms are once again closing roads throughout Cumbria, Scotland and Wales. So much so, even British road health and safety teams apparently couldn't quite keep on message. [Reuters] More » -
#carpocalypse
Tata will close either a Jaguar or Land Rover plant in England in 2014. [AutoNews]
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#classicadwatch
The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
The last round of print ads from old issues of Autocar was a lot of fun, so I've scanned another batch from 1951. We've got everything from the Rover 75 to the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn. More » -
#roadtrips
Ten Great International Driving Trips
Following yesterday's sojourn across the United States we'd open our minds and borders with ten great international drives chosen from the "Drives of a Lifetime" list from National Geographic: Traveler. More » -
#classicadwatch
British Postwar Car Ads
Not long ago, one of the 24 Hours Of LeMons perpetrators gave me a big box of Autocar magazines from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Talk about your great British print car ads! More » -
#carradios
UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
Much like the US transition to digital TV, the UK is transitioning to digital radio in 2015. However, unlike in the US, consumers are still being sold products that'll be obsolete when that transition is made. More » -
#carcrash
Rolls-Royce Crashes Into UK Supermarket
We have seen cars arrive violently in supermarkets before, but the Brits show us how to do it in style. More » -
#industrynews
SsangYong Offering Five-Year, 250,000-Mile Warranty
SsangYong vehicles are ugly. How ugly? So ugly the South Korean automaker is now offering a 250,000-mile warranty to buyers in England desperate enough to buy one of their spectacularly fugly MPVs or SUVs. More » -
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#caparot1
2009 Caparo T1 Launches At Salon Privé
The latest version of everyone's favorite beastie-of-a-hypercar that tried to kill Jeremy Clarkson, the 2009 Caparo T1, is due to make an appearance today at London's favourite motoring party, Salon PrivĂ©. Gag. More » -
#novelties
UK Vanity License Plate Gets Record Reserve Auction Price Of $14K
One of the many ways British males compensate for lack of sexual prowess is by purchasing extraordinarily overpriced license plates. This "1 0" plate's expected to set a record, with an auction reserve of ÂŁ10,000. More » -
#theroyalfamily
Queen Converts Bentleys To Biofuels
The Queen is going green, converting her two custom $15 million Bentley Limos to run on bio-ethanol, preempting an effort by Bentley to do the same for its entire fleet.
