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'Big Brother's Iconic Pressure Cooker Is Back

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Kaysar Ridha, Jennifer Vasquez (Photos: CBS) In the closing moments of the August 17th live-eviction episode, Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves dropped a bomb of a revelation, and it wasn't just one of her customary invocations to "love one another." In teasing the next week's episodes, Julie promised that after years of fans clamoring for it, the August 24th eviction episode would also feature "the return of the legendary BB Pressure Cooker competition. Read More...

1937 Cadillac V16 Hartmann Cabriolet

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This Cadillac is probably the most extreme cabriolet ever built. Wealthy playboy Phillipe Barraud personally commissioned this design through local Cadillac dealer in Lausanne, Switzerland on one of the finest chassis that America had on offer. Phillipe chose the Cadillac V16 for its monstrous 452 cu engine and robust chassis that could support any coachwork that adorned it. Cadillac shipped a bare chassis, one of only two that year, around the world to Switzerland and there it was bodied in Lausanne by Willy Hartmann. Read More...

19631965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible

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Perhaps the most famous Aston Martin because of the specially equipped silver birch DB5 that starred in the James Bond films “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball”. The DB5 made a comeback to the big screen in the 1995 film “GoldenEye”. Regarded by many as the most beautiful Aston Martin produced, DB5 shares many similar traits to DB4. However, DB5’s most substantial change occurred under the bonnet. The 6 cylinder engine increased its capacity to 4 litres by increasing the bore to 96mm. Read More...