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Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 29 – July 5, 2012
Last week I stated that the assembly line style of mass production and interchangeable parts was not pioneered by Henry Ford. ...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 22 – June 28, 2012
Last week I asked which father took his daughter’s name to sell the cars he was racing in the early 1900’s? Any Mercedes-Benz enthusiast...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 15 – June 21, 2012
Last week I wrote of an American visionary who built a road-going sports car which was very advanced for its day. Like Colin Chapman’s...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 8 – June 14, 2012
Last week I asked what is the visual connection between Bologna sausage and Maserati? Easy for the sausage eaters - Bologna’s logo is the...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday June 1 – June 7, 2012
Last week I asked what is the connection between a famous perfumery and Reliant cars in the UK? Ogle built a privately commissioned car...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday May 25 – May 31, 2012
Last week I mentioned that Count Louis Zborowski built aero engined cars. One he drove at Brooklands only once and then it was used...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday May 11 – May 17, 2012
Last week I informed you that in 1912 a manufacturer built cars alongside domestic appliances. I asked what was the manufacturer and how many...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday May 4 – May 10, 2012
Last week I asked what did British Leyland have to do with Hyundai in the mid-70’s? It was a BL executive called George Turnbull...
Autotrivia Quiz-Friday April 27 – May 3, 2012
Last week I asked why did the Doctor’s Coupe’s of the 1920’s have high rooflines? That was too easy. It was so that the...
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Visa debate misses the bigger picture as Pattaya tourism is reshaped by cost and...
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Drunken dispute turns violent in Pattaya as bar guard stabbed and suspect beaten
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night altercation in Pattaya turned violent after two intoxicated men were ejected from a bar, leading to a chaotic clash...
Illegal tour busted in Pattaya as unlicensed operator caught leading senior trip to Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist Police and the Department of Tourism have arrested an unlicensed tour operator accused of organizing trips for elderly tourists without...
Thai Royal Gazette confirms new cabinet under PM Anutin ahead of swearing-in
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand's Royal Gazette has officially published the Royal Command endorsing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's new cabinet.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed...