It’s not uncommon for a government or navy tender or research vessel to be converted to a luxury expedition yacht. It is more uncommon for a warship, like a frigate, to be converted, which is what happened to a Royal Dutch Navy frigate which became the Yas.

“The car was never particularly successful in road racing, with only one built for track use.”

’m going to pull it and use it in my resto-retro QH-50D anti-submarine drone

If you believe Casey Hutchinson (and I do), he tried to drive on Jan. 6, 2021 . . .

I mean, who of us hasn’t?

You rich.

This is straight out of a Carl Hiaasen novel.

Here’s Tim Scott’s spin: “If they strike, fire them” (which would be blatantly illegal under federal law)

I think Will Power must’ve had a throwdown when he went there and didn’t find a tribute to his hometown, so they must’ve added it.

The insurance companies that back these contests are very skilled at getting out of the obligation to pay up.

I’m not a tax expert, but Google indicates that income tax must be paid on the fair market value of the car. I would think that, for a new car, the IRS would be unwilling to accept a value much less than MSRP, or might actually insist on using MSRP. State income tax laws might differ, but they usually will treat it as…

Here’s a good story about how it all happened.

Depending on your income tax bracket and state, certainly. It’s taxable income. Certainly, the 22% and 24% brackets are in “middle class” income ranges, so that’s $20K+. Plus any applicable state income tax. 

This is reminiscent of the Don Calhoun $1 million dollar 3/4 court basketball shot at a Bulls game, where he was originally denied the money because he had been on his high school basketball team (although an undistinguished player). Michael Jordan himself had to intervene for Don Calhoun to get his money.

“D’day, mate! Let’s throw another shrimp on the barbie!”

Hey! Wait a minute!

That’s gonna look a little lazy-eyed . . .

You never know what you’re going to get from that Ferrari dealership.

“Don’t mess with Texas women.”