I don't think they would have to ask permission to use the name in a different industry, but I'm no expert. You might be right. The car company might have said "go for it" since they weren't competing against each other.

Pretty sure Lotus bicycles bore no relation to the car company. They were related to Windsor Bicycles, if I recall...

This guy disagrees:

The "Pogo" concept was tested extensively... and never stopped sucking...

For decades several countries (most notably France) mandated Selective Yellow head lights because the human brain/eye machine has trouble processing blue light. Filter out the blue (with yellow) and you can improve night vision. This is why shooting glasses are almost always yellow. Some golfing sun glasses are…

My family owns a small engine and machine shop in Westland. It was definitely most successful in the late 90's to early 2000's. Their main product is racing engines (they've carved out a strong niche in the circle-track world). Of course, as soon as people lost confidence in the economy they quit buying toys like…

"...yet for three years businesses held back hiring new employees for political purposes."

Also, she did such wonderful things for the Michigan economy...

Sure does sound sweet!

Yeah, sounded like a 6 to me, but as my ex-wife can attest, I'm usually wrong...

If the comment that it's an XR6 Turbo is to be trusted, then an inline 6 (not a v-8) is under the hood. With positive manifold pressure. And Jesus.

Chrysler 300C (built in 1957 only) made 390 hp from 392 inches. I'm going to guess you're referring to the 1955 C-300 with its 355 horse 331 boat anchor...

I think the early American market Ford Escort engines had hemispherical chambers too...

Oh Kurwa! A fence post (?) going through a Polish rally car. Start watching at about 1:00.

Chip Ganassi's use of the Laurel Tunnel in PA for race car aerodynamic experimentation is pretty awesome.

Winston Churchill Ave. at Gibralter.

Settle down.

Poster child for sterilization…

I was on the crew of one of the Cobras there Saturday (car 18, group 3A) and missed this wreck, but learned that Pete Brock himself was standing at the Turn 5 wall when his very own baby came in for a hard landing. I guess Pete ducked because he thought it was going to come over the wall! And the owner of this…