Now a Rastafarian, Spragga remains linked to the German luxury car brand through the 'Benz' in his name. That does not mean that Spragga lifted his name directly from the automobile maker. He was associated with LA Benz Sound System – much like Peter …

You might think about luxury goods, for example. Koppenheffer: Tiffany (NYSE: TIF ) . That's the first thing that popped into my head. Mauboussin: Tiffany should pop into your mind. You think about luxury automobiles, or what have you. They're charging …

In addition, Schneider diverted some of the investors' money to pay personal expenses, including car payments on luxury automobiles and country club dues. The government's case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael P. Canty.

Before her plea, Michael Canty, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District, said Schneider spent investors' money on country club membership, a power boat, luxury automobiles and travel. Schneider's attorney John Carman of Garden City said his …

Collectors tend to gravitate to the elegant cars that came next, starting with the clean-lined 1961 Continental that had distinctive center-opening suicide doors. The Mark series lay dormant until Lincoln brought the name back for 1969 with a personal …

Studebaker didn't have the luxury of time in 1962, when the car made its debut at the New York auto show. The Avanti's design had been hammered out by Loewy's team in a rented house in Palm Springs, Calif., over just five weeks, a fraction of the time …

… Consumer Reports' Car Brand Report Cards. Acura took second place, and Audi was third. Japanese automakers dominated the list, taking seven of the top 10 spots, with the remainder going to the German marques Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Luxury …

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and figure skating gold medal winner Evgeni Plushenko (R) attend a ceremony to present automobiles to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics prize-holders representing Russia, by the Kremlin wall in central Moscow, …

US firm Hennessey Performance Engineering's Venom GT has set the new record as the fastest car in the world with a top speed of 435kmph during a test run at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Venom GT sets … It also works on luxury cars like Bentleys.