May 19, 2012

Insurance Firm Sues Veyron Driver After Lake Dip

Bugatti Veyron - On It's Way To The Lake

Back in 2009, Texan car dealer Andy House borrowed $1m from a friend to purchase a Bugatti Veyron. Given the high value of the car he increased his insurance cover to $2.15m on the basis that it was a collector’s vehicle which was worth far more than the original purchase price. However, just a few [...]

Motoring Spy Bizarre Car News – No 5

World's Most Creative Biker

Welcome to Motoring Spy bizarre car news, where we peek into the weird world of cars and the people who use them. This week we’ve got bollard racing, bullet-proof breasts and a neurotic bomb scare. So let’s get started… Bollard Racing In Manchester Automatic security bollards which lower for authorized vehicles are meant to keep [...]

Motoring Spy Bizarre Car News – No 4

BMW Stuck In The Snow

Welcome to the Motoring Spy bizarre car news, another weekly roundup of the weird world of cars. This week we’ve got cars incapacitated by snow, a swimming pool and a light aircraft. So let’s get started… Winter Is Coming – Just Bought A Beemer? Bummer! As a general rule, rear-wheel-drive cars are great…until it snows. [...]

Motoring Spy Bizarre Car News – No 3

Joe LoCicero's New Honda Accord

Welcome to the Motoring Spy bizarre car news, your window into the strange world of motoring madness. This week we’ve got someone drawing a car, a taxi ride and a man called Joe. So let’s get started… Million Mile Joe’s Surprise Parade Take a 1990 Honda Accord, give it plenty of TLC and it will [...]

Motoring Spy Bizarre Car News – No 2

16 People Cram Into Volkswagen Up

Welcome to the Motoring Spy bizarre car news, where we provide you with the merest peek into the bizarre and sometimes downright frightening world of motoring. This week we’ve got car cramming, super potholes and a father of the year contest. So let’s get started… Drunk Man Gets His Nine Year Old Daughter To Drive [...]

Motoring Spy Bizarre Car News – No 1

Super Mario Kart - Legal In Tokyo, Apparently

Welcome to Motoring Spy bizarre Car News. This is the column where we celebrate everything eccentric about the world of motoring and shudder at the idiots who are allowed near cars in equal measure. And if you want to know the tone that this page will be taking, the photo above is the perfect example. [...]