You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

LyricFind, a company that works with more than 5,000 music publishers and specializes in licensed lyrics, has found that Mercedes or Benz is the most-mentioned car brand, included in 4,952 lyrics.

Cadillac is second with 2,022 mentions, followed by Bentley (1,852), Chevrolet/Chevy (1,807), Ferrari/Rari (1,673) and then comes Porsche (1,455), just ahead of Lamborghini/Lambo (1,451).

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

Former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are reportedly in escrow for a $14.85 million mansion on Martha’s Vineyard.

And not just any mansion — the one belonging to Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, which the Obamas rented out for their island vacation this August.

Grousbeck has been looking to unload his home for quite a while: It’s been on the market for four years.

[Lee Stewart]

The world’s longest commercial flight is 9,534 miles from Newark to Singapore and takes anywhere from 15 to 19 hours depending on winds.

[Lee Stewart]

One of the unique cars in The Brothers Collection. The 427 was available from 1963 to 1967 in two forms: R code dual quad and W code single 4BBL. But . . . in 1965 there were no W code 427s, only R code (320 of them). 1965 was also the year that the Corning Pyrex Glass headlight covers were standard equipment with the 427 (OTC option on all others).

[Lee Stewart]

The 1963 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe was the first car to receive the HiPo 289. This was not a cheap option: $424.80, or almost 19% of the base price of the car. This was the ONLY 289 available. It would remain an option through the 1965 model year.