In a modern racing car the driver is encased in a protective capsule designed to remain intact in a crash even though the rest of the car may disintegrate.
People were forced to leave their vehicles in the car parks for the rest of the day for security reasons as searches were carried out for explosive devices.
They found him in Elizabeth Street, dead behind the wheel of his Hertz car that came to rest in the interior of what had been, until his arrival, a fashionable boutique.
Last year 44 million used cars traded hands (new-car sales were 17 million), 37% at new-car dealerships, 32% at used-car lots and the rest privately. (CarMax buys half of the cars it sells from individuals, the rest at auction or from other dealers.) Companies like AutoNation, Asbury Automotive and privately held Wickland Oil have tried to copy CarMax, but none has lasted.
Last year 44 million used cars traded hands (new-car sales were 17 million), 37% at new-car dealerships, 32% at used-car lots and the rest privately. (CarMax buys half of the cars it sells from individuals, the rest at auction or from other dealers.) Companies like AutoNation (nyse: AN - news - people ), Asbury Automotive and privately held Wickland Oil have tried to copy CarMax, but none has lasted.
By eliminating a central engine the rest of the car can be configured with the passengers in mind.
That change threw off the rest of the car's design, causing changes that rippled all the way to the rear taillights.
Maryland officials stationed tow trucks at motorway rest areas and car parks, and tree-trimmers were on standby in anticipation of the storm.
There is nothing freely chosen about the way our taxes are used to construct and maintain miles of roads and the rest of the car's hideous infrastructure.
Mathematical models are used to simulate the rest of the car, from the gearbox and rear differential to the force exerted by the road, so that the engine is subjected to the same demands and forces as it would be in a real car.
Proton had half of the fast-growing Malaysian market, thanks both to import tariffs (as high as 350% for a Mercedes) that made the Proton cars by far the cheapest in their class, and loans so generous that a buyer could pay as little as 10% of the price of the car up front and the rest over as much as ten years.
However, it would not confirm passengers' claim that lights in the carriages had failed or reports that the power car had become detached from the rest of the train.
Like the rest of the 43-car field, Patrick will need luck, which always plays a role at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway.
The spring from Barrichello's car struck Massa's helmet just above his eye, and his feet are believed to have come to rest on both the throttle and brake, as his car ploughed head-on into a tyre wall at about 125mph.
The car then spun and overturned before coming to rest on its roof.
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Pebble Beach's vintage car auctions typically set the tone for the rest of the year in the global collecting market, both in terms of pricing and trends.
On my way home, I'll be in a car accident and I'll be paralyzed for the rest of my life.
However, the branding lesson for this top-notch company, or any other luxury car company, for that matter is that it cannot rest on its laurels.
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Following her death in a car crash in Paris in 1997, Diana's remains rest on an island in an ornamental lake known as The Oval within the grounds of the Althorp estate.
Car sales are now split roughly three ways between Italy, the rest of Europe and the rest of the world.
Witnesses said the car crashed through a fence and into the onlookers before coming to rest on its side beside a home.
The revolver was found in the front of the car when it was stopped near Keady, County Armagh, while the rest of the weapons were discovered wrapped up in the boot.
The Spark is already a world car, and selling it here brings the domestic industry in line with the rest of the globe.
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By 2010, when the new crop of small cars hits showrooms, Ford expects to be selling 38% trucks and SUVs, the rest, cars and "crossovers" (smallish SUVs built on car chassis).
Friedman would have argued to do less and grow the monetary base at a steady rate that is the sum of what you want the long-term inflation rate to be and what you think the long-term growth of the economy will be and then, like the bumper car, take your hands off the wheel and let capitalism and markets do the rest.
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For the rest of us, it is of little doubt that competition from foreign owned car companies has led to higher quality and lower priced products for American consumers.
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You know, car purchases are a complex gumbo of emotion and economics and ego and sex and all the rest, and it's just a question of, you know, how many parts of those various elements do you put into your decision-making hat to come up with the answer?
After weeks of rest he was able to start physical rehabilitation, before finally driving an old Ferrari F1 car in a private test.
Sooner or later, Brazil and the rest of Mercosur must decide whether they want to become a real force in the world car market.
The campaign is pushing car-wash owners to sign accords that guarantee minimum wage, ensure worker safety and give meal and rest breaks.
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