Saturday, February 28, 2026
the DOJ says retailer violated federal law protecting servicemembers by repossessing cars without required judicial approval
Federal officials accused CarMax of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by seizing vehicles owned by members of the armed forces without first obtaining court approval.
"Federal law prohibits businesses from repossessing service members’ vehicles without a court order," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said. "The Department of Justice is proud to defend the rights of those who serve in our military and will continue to vigorously enforce the laws that protect them."
between March 1, 2018, and at least Oct. 24, 2023, affecting at least 28 service members. Each is entitled to a minimum payment of $15,000, plus lost equity in the vehicle and interest on that amount.
In addition to compensating affected service members, the company will pay a $79,380 civil penalty to the U.S., according to the DOJ.
CarMax – which did not admit or deny the allegations – agreed to revise its policies and procedures to better protect the rights of U.S. service members.
£1.8 million worth of gold bars discovered at the airport, and seized by police,
Officers stopped a man carrying the bars in his hand luggage as he prepared to fly abroad in May 2025, and a court ordered that the £1.8 million worth of gold bars can be retained by police under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
1961 Chrysler Turboflite concept
the pedals were designed oversize; with no dead pedal so a driver had no choice but to rest both feet on the pedals, an odd design that Chrysler insisted would help reduce reaction time by forcing a driver to brake with his left foot.
The air brake was more than just a gimmick. Turbine engines, such as the third-generation CR2A used in the Turboflite, provided virtually no compression braking when the throttle was released. Instead, all reduction in forward motion essentially came from the car’s hydraulic brakes, so the air brake was seen as a necessary addition to reduce brake fade on repeated high-speed stops.
The massive rear wing acted as a crude sort of airbrake
The air brake was more than just a gimmick. Turbine engines, such as the third-generation CR2A used in the Turboflite, provided virtually no compression braking when the throttle was released. Instead, all reduction in forward motion essentially came from the car’s hydraulic brakes, so the air brake was seen as a necessary addition to reduce brake fade on repeated high-speed stops.
the 97 Firehawk was a rare Firebird that a lot of people might not remember, made by SLP Engineering but sold through Pontiac's official dealer network, that had a special engine (the ZR1 Vette motor)
The 1997 models came fitted with the LT4 V8 out of the Corvette Grand Sport, which makes it extra special. The fast-revving LT4 in the Firehawk has 330 horsepower. These engines have reworked ports, increased-flow-rate injectors, a high-lift cam, larger valves, plus the benefit of higher-compression pistons. SLP Engineering managed to get hold of the last 150 of these blueprint units, says Motor Trend, fitting them to a few 30th-anniversary Camaros, and keeping the rest for Firehawks. The fitment of a Borg-Warner six-speed is the cherry on the cake for this '90s modern classic muscle car.
It's worth noting that all 29 LT4 Firebird Firehawks were outfitted with the Six-Speed manual. The same is true for all 100+ Camaros rolling with the LT4 engine that year.
the SS Thistlegorm sank in 1941, meeting her untimely end while carrying war supplies to Alexandria via the Suez Canal, sank by German bombers, found by the ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau in the 1950s, but he didn’t tell anyone where she was.
Among her most famous treasures are the BSA motorbikes, Bedford trucks, guns and Wellington boots.
Vince McMahon, was 80 years old, driving a '24 Bentley doing 100 mph, getting trailed by a Connecticut state trooper, when he badly mistimed a pass and hit a car in the road ahead of him, last July. The day Hulk Hogan died
his wife, Linda, is now the U.S. education secretary, and there was absolutely no cover up of a drunk driving crash.
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Happy 86th Birthday to Mario!
February 28, 1940, auto racing legend Mario Andretti was born
the Andretti family were displaced from Italian-controlled Istria during the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus and eventually emigrated to Nazareth, Pennsylvania in 1955.
an Istrian-Italian family in Montona, Istria, Kingdom of Italy (present-day Motovun, Croatia)
Andretti's family owned a 2,100-acre farm in Montona, but after World War II, the Treaty of Paris (1947) transferred the territory to communist-controlled Yugoslavia.
As a result, the Andretti family joined the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus in 1948. The family lost all their land and was permitted to take only one truckload of possessions. They spent seven years in a refugee camp in Lucca, living in an abandoned college dormitory without running water
ever heard of a 432 Fairlady Z?
Larry Chen, in Tokyo, gathered a half dozen Nissans, and this was the only left hand drive from the USA
the 68 Bronco under the cover, was his grand dad's, and he's been asked about it for years. He won't sell. And he's also never going to do a thing with it to keep it from rusting away until the brakes are locked and the engine seized, like every other person stuck with a cool vehicle that hasn't ever done a thing with them
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