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AUTOS: Best Of The Web
Your weekly car-guy guide to all the automotive finery on the Internet.
Bob Golfen  |  Posted July 12, 2012   Phoenix, AZ
Greg Herrick of Minneapolis takes his 1954 Aerocar out for an airing. (Photo: Hemmings.com)
Flying car for sale
That’s right, now is your chance to drive and fly a genuine 1954 Taylor Aerocar N-101D that still soars with the eagles, according to an article at Smithsonian.com. Asking price: $1.25 million. Check out: Winging It.

Martin Swig Remembered
A eulogy and various remembrances of the founder of the California Mille, and everybody’s favorite car guy, from Sports Car Digest. Check out: A Great Life.

Even billionaires get the blues
Read the Los Angeles Times report on what’s being described as the world’s most expensive auto accident. Hint: it involves a $31 million Ferrari 250 GTO. Check out: That’s Gotta Hurt.

Motorheads
Here goes Edmund.com’s first-ever TV ad designed to draw people to the automotive web site. Mighty surreal, if nothing else. Check out: Who We Are.

Chinese love letter
Take a gander at model Li Ying Zhi and you’ll wish you’d attended this year’s Beijing Motor Show. Check out: Very Sparkly.

Sound affectations
What if Formula 1 racing was more like Mario Kart? Here’s what. Check out: Car Tunes.

‘Turn the car OFF!’
A pulled-over driver and a remarkably composed cop share a unique experience. Check out: Unhappy Ending.

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