Shell and Dow busted for fixing prices on tire rubber

http://www.rubberworld.com/news.asp?action=showweek

EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes busted 5 companies for colluding to rig prices of rubber ingredients used in tires, Shell was fined €160.9 million and Dow €64.6 million.

High school auto restoration class restores a 1958 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite

http://www.teamsprite.com/ Nevada City, California ... Living Wisdom High School, 13 to 18 yr old girls and the shop teacher bought a completely disassembled project car, in fall of 05. The restored it and auctioned it at the Jan 19 '07 RM auctions. Wow, thats cool!

Learned about this here http://blog.coker.com/index.php/2006/10/23/61/#more-61

A local newpaper did a terrific story here http://www.teamsprite.com/News.html

The next project is restoring an Isetta 300 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/12/in-favorite-all-time-car-stories-is.html

Email them at brianp@anandabell.net