Substances in Automobiles Are Dangerous

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Billions of people rely on vehicles for everyday transportation. While some people may not own a car, many people rely on buses, taxis, scooters, and other vehicles for commuting. Most people are aware of the dangers of reckless driving -- however, many people may not know about the hidden dangers lurking in many automobiles.



Modern vehicles are not made in a single factory. They are manufactured from thousands of parts sourced from all over the world. While a large car manufacturer can control what happens in their own country, it can be hard to control the actions of some suppliers and foreign manufacturers.

Many vehicles contain dangerous levels of toxins. Exposure to these toxins can result in mesothelioma, heart disease, cancer, and birth defects. Mostly in older vehicles, toxins like asbestos was used in many different automobile parts such as brake linings, gaskets, hood liners, clutch plates, etc. All mechanics and hobbyists should be aware and take safety precautions. While many people many enjoy the 'new car' smell in a recently manufactured automobile, this smell can contain deadly solvents, heavy metals, and vaporized manufacturing resins.

It's important to guard oneself against these hidden dangers in modern vehicles. The following simple tips will help vehicle owners minimize their exposure to these chemicals.

Never enter a vehicle on a hot day with the windows rolled up. The warm temperature inside a vehicle can vaporize many solvents and dangerous chemicals in the vehicle like benzene. Always roll down the windows when first getting in a vehicle. It's also important to avoid leaving any children or pets in a vehicle without ventilation.

There are several ways to minimize one's exposure to these toxins when buying a vehicle. Most of the noxious toxins in a vehicle will dissipate several years after manufacture. A used vehicle will contain lower levels of these dangerous toxins. Try to purchase a vehicle that is at least 2-3 years old. This will help ensure safety for both the driver and his or her passengers.

It's also important to understand where a vehicle was manufactured. Most vehicles in the United States are put through their final manufacturing states in a domestic facility -- most of the production takes place outside the United States. All cars are required to have a sticker indicating the origin of the vehicle. This sticker is usually found on the driver's door of the vehicle.

Many people rely on air conditioning in a vehicle to cool them down on a hot day. While this can be a great way to create a comfortable environment inside a vehicle cabin, it can result in the concentration of deadly toxins. Avoid the use of the air recirculation feature in a vehicle. While recirculating the air inside a vehicle can help save money, it will expose drivers and passengers to higher levels of toxins.

It's important to understand the hidden risks found in many modern vehicles.

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2010 RM Auctions Sporting Classics of Monaco

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The inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco auction, held at the Grimaldi Forum on 1st May, saw five automobiles fetch prices in excess of €2,000,000 and two new world records get set. The event’s top seller was a rare 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina SWB, s/n 3309 SA, setting a new world record for a Superamerica when it sold for €2,800,000 ($3,799,600), well exceeding its high estimate of €2,450,000. A rare 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’, s/n 2470, also set a new world record for a Birdcage at €2,464,000 ($3,343,648). The sale’s cover car, the 1937 BMW 328 MM ‘Bügelfalte’, s/n 85032, exchanged hands less than 24 hours of the sale’s conclusion for a confidential sum and is not included in the final sale results.









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Ferrari Lap Time cronograph - Now Available

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Not many of us can afford a Ferrari, but most of us wish to at least have the prancing horse logo on a little something! For like $420 you can get for example a new chronograph watch. It will be available in Ferrari Stores worldwide starting the end of August.



The cronograph features a high-precision Swiss movement, a digital display for two secondary time zones, a chronometer, partial time tachometer and a timer.



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Michael Jackson dead - leaves behind large car collection

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Back in February it was announced that a collection of items belonging to Michael Jackson would be auctioned off, including his own fleet of vehicles. Although that auction was cancelled in mid-April, it gave us a chance see how the King of Pop lived while being chauffeured around California.



Now that MJ has passed on, we decided to take a look back at these vehicles. It is unknown what will happen to many of the Neverland Ranch possessions (Jackson did have a lot of debt), and surely some of these will wind up either on the auction block, or in a museum.



Jackson owned at least four limousines, including a 1999 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph that was unusually decorated, to say the least. Our friends at Jalopnik described it well, when they said, "The dark blue Seraph wears an interior which looks to have been pulled directly from the Palace of Versailles." Jackson was said to have designed the interior himself, which probably explains the generous use of 24-carat gold. The vehicle was said to have a 5.4-liter V12 aluminum engine that generated up to 322 horsepower.



He also owned a 1990 RollS Royce Silver Spur II, trimmed in contrasting white leather and black fabric. Dark, tinted windows were adorned in white curtains, and a full-service bar that was used for god-knows-what. His white, 1988 Lincoln Town Car had a much more subdued interior that used gray leather and fabric. The fourth limo is the same 1954 Cadillac Fleetwood used during the filming of Driving Miss Daisy. Jackson's collection included a 1997 Neoplan Tour Bus with individual seats and booths, and a king's crown embroidered in the carpet. Possibly used on the HIStory World Tour, the bus featured a bathroom lined in porcelain, gold, and granite.

A few of his other vehicles included a 1993 Ford Econoline van with leather seats, individual tv screens, and an old-school video game console, a 1986 GMC High Sierra firetruck, a 1988 GMC Jimmy, and a replica of a 1909 Detamble Model B Roadster. Amongst the collection was an electrified horse-drawn carriage, and a 2001 Harley Davidson touring police bike.

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The 2010 MDI AIRPod

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It's not every day that we get to drive a car that could change the world. Then again, maybe this car is just another bizarre footnote in the rush to develop zero-emissions vehicles.



The 2010 MDI AIRPod emits no emissions and runs on nothing but compressed air. Yes, it sounds like another one of those crackpot inventions, but we traveled to Nice, France, for an exclusive test of the world's only "air car." And here at the research and development center of Luxembourg-based Motor Development International (MDI), the AIRPod seems like more than just a bright idea.





If the air car and the technology beneath its bubblelike body prove a success, pumping fossil fuel into a gas tank could someday seem as antiquated as hand-cranking a car's engine to life.

The AIRPod

The heart of the 2010 MDI AIRPod is a piston engine that has been specially adapted by MDI to run on compressed air. The expansion of the compressed air within the cylinders moves the pistons. The engine is "fueled" by a system of high-pressure air tanks. Built by EADS, an aerospace firm, the tanks are constructed of lightweight carbon-fiber. Though the tanks are presently limited to a capacity of 80 liters (21.1 gallons) at 200 bars of pressure (2,900 psi), MDI plans an increase to 200 liters (53 gallons) and 300 bars of pressure (4,400 psi, which is actually substantially less than the 10,000-psi rating of hydrogen tanks used in fuel-cell vehicles) for the first production models of the AIRPod, set to be built by the end of this year.





As a prototype, the AIRPod we've come to drive is limited to a top speed of only 50 km/h (30 mph). The top speed of future models will be 80 km/h (50 mph).



With one person onboard and the car running solely on air power, MDI estimates the AIRPod's range at between 90 and 125 miles. When the tanks are empty, a recharge of air can take as little as two minutes (MDI conveniently has an industrial-strength air refueling station at its facility). The company says the infrastructure needed to build air refueling stations will cost only a fraction of that needed to establish a network of hydrogen refueling stations, the holy grail of the eco-car world. MDI claims running costs amount to only €1 per 200 km (a penny per mile).

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