(SpeedHunters.com)
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Did You Know - Beer Edition
6 Facts About The History Of Beer In America That You Definitely Didn’t Know
Adolphus Busch made insane money selling beer
Adolphus Busch made insane money selling beer
- Adolphus Busch was the German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser. At the time of his death in 1913, Busch was worth an estimated $60 million dollars. According to the inflation calculator, $60 million dollars in 1913 equals about $1.4 billion today. Busch was so rich he bought his own private train to get from town to town. HIS OWN TRAIN!!
What Could Have Been
The Inconclusive Story Of How Ferrari Nearly Quit F1 For The Indy 500
It didn’t take long for rumors of Ferrari’s secret CART plans to spread, as IndyCar officially remembered, and Ferrari officially recognized that they were looking into something, or maybe going to halfway review something else, generally admitting that they were serious about racing at Indy.
Legend has it that this all changed in 1986, when Ferrari supposedly invited all of the people who had given him a hard time about F1 and made his intentions about Indy as clear as possible, as 8W recounts:
It didn’t take long for rumors of Ferrari’s secret CART plans to spread, as IndyCar officially remembered, and Ferrari officially recognized that they were looking into something, or maybe going to halfway review something else, generally admitting that they were serious about racing at Indy.
Legend has it that this all changed in 1986, when Ferrari supposedly invited all of the people who had given him a hard time about F1 and made his intentions about Indy as clear as possible, as 8W recounts:
The story goes that somewhere in the second half of 1986 FIA and other F1 representatives came to Maranello to speak with Enzo Ferrari about the future of F1 and tried to persuade him to remain in F1. It is said that Enzo told them he was willing to do so but if V12s would be disallowed he couldn’t guarantee his company not pursuing other options. Hardly had Enzo spoken these words or everyone in the room heard an engine being started, which could be identified as a turbocharged V8 of about 3 litres, with Ferrari pointing out to the people in the room what they were hearing. The attendants supposedly all of a sudden realized that Ferrari was indeed in an advanced state with its Indy project. At that moment, the deal was struck that V12 engines would be allowed in F1, under the condition that Ferrari wouldn’t further pursue its Indycar plans. The project 637 came to an instant standstill as a result.(Jalopnik.com)
Yes, It's Confusing Beyond No Other
Alphabet Soup - Are Numbers Or Names More Confusing When It Comes To Choosing A Model?
Makers of luxury and near-luxury vehicles are leading the way in complex names, choosing and frequently changing the alphanumeric badges on many of their models.
They’re not doing it just to spin the publicity wheel and keep models fresh in buyers’ minds. Automakers ranging from Cadillac to Mercedes-Benz are realigning their model designations to establish a common language in the linguistically complex global market.
(AutoSpies.com)
Makers of luxury and near-luxury vehicles are leading the way in complex names, choosing and frequently changing the alphanumeric badges on many of their models.
They’re not doing it just to spin the publicity wheel and keep models fresh in buyers’ minds. Automakers ranging from Cadillac to Mercedes-Benz are realigning their model designations to establish a common language in the linguistically complex global market.
(AutoSpies.com)
Apparently They Have A Need For Them
World's most expensive tires sold in Dubai
Dubai is known for its extremely opulent rides. It makes sense, then, that a set of diamond encrusted, gold leafed tires, certified last month by Guinness World Records as the "world's most expensive tires", would be sold in the desert mega city.
According to Gulf News, Dubai's Z Tyre partnered with China's Sentury Tire to produce a one-of-a-kind set of performance tires to "Celebrate and recognize the true worth of its range of high performance tires". Starting with a set of four Z1 high performance tires, Z Tyre sent the rubber to Italy, where artisan jewelers studded them with specially chosen diamonds. The tires were then sent to Abu Dhabi, where they were covered in gold leaf by the same craftsmen involved in building of the new royal palace there. Once back in Dubai, the tires sold for $600,000 (2.2 million Dubai dirhams).
"We've always treasured the outstanding skills and dedication involved in developing our Z Tyre range so we thought what better way to celebrate this achievement than with a record-breaking special set of tires especially commissioned for a unique buyer," Harjeev Kandhari, CEO of Z Tyres, told Gulf News. Kandhari also stated that Z Tyres is donating the proceeds from the tire sale to charity.
"In keeping with the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Z Tyres will donate all profits from the $600,000 sale to the Zenises Foundation, which focuses on improving access to education across the world."
(AutoBlog.com)
Dubai is known for its extremely opulent rides. It makes sense, then, that a set of diamond encrusted, gold leafed tires, certified last month by Guinness World Records as the "world's most expensive tires", would be sold in the desert mega city.
According to Gulf News, Dubai's Z Tyre partnered with China's Sentury Tire to produce a one-of-a-kind set of performance tires to "Celebrate and recognize the true worth of its range of high performance tires". Starting with a set of four Z1 high performance tires, Z Tyre sent the rubber to Italy, where artisan jewelers studded them with specially chosen diamonds. The tires were then sent to Abu Dhabi, where they were covered in gold leaf by the same craftsmen involved in building of the new royal palace there. Once back in Dubai, the tires sold for $600,000 (2.2 million Dubai dirhams).
"We've always treasured the outstanding skills and dedication involved in developing our Z Tyre range so we thought what better way to celebrate this achievement than with a record-breaking special set of tires especially commissioned for a unique buyer," Harjeev Kandhari, CEO of Z Tyres, told Gulf News. Kandhari also stated that Z Tyres is donating the proceeds from the tire sale to charity.
"In keeping with the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Z Tyres will donate all profits from the $600,000 sale to the Zenises Foundation, which focuses on improving access to education across the world."
(AutoBlog.com)
It's A Very Simple Answer
Why the middle class has less money and bigger bills
So how come overall the U.S. economy is doing well, but the middle class is shrinking?
"If wealth isn't being shared among people outside of the top bracket, then it doesn't feel like we're wealthy unless you're in the top," Pate said. "Wealth is being generated, it's just not being distributed."
Marketplace calculated that the typical middle class life has gotten 30 percent more expensive in the past twenty years, and Pate says overall wages have been flat since the 1970s. She shared more of her thoughts on how our economy has changed fundamentally in the past several decades and what it means to have a disappearing middle class.
(Marketplace.org)
So how come overall the U.S. economy is doing well, but the middle class is shrinking?
"If wealth isn't being shared among people outside of the top bracket, then it doesn't feel like we're wealthy unless you're in the top," Pate said. "Wealth is being generated, it's just not being distributed."
Marketplace calculated that the typical middle class life has gotten 30 percent more expensive in the past twenty years, and Pate says overall wages have been flat since the 1970s. She shared more of her thoughts on how our economy has changed fundamentally in the past several decades and what it means to have a disappearing middle class.
(Marketplace.org)
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