Alexander Wurz (born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former racing driver, motorsport executive and businessman, who competed in Formula One between 1997 and 2007. In endurance racing, Wurz is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996 and 2009 with Joest and Peugeot, respectively. Amongst several test driver roles, Wurz competed at 69 Grands Prix across six seasons with Benetton, McLaren, and Williams; he achieved three podiums. Since his retirement, he has been a commentator for television, as…
Operation V150, where 150 again refers to a target speed in metres per second, was a series of high-speed trials carried out on the LGV Est prior to its June 2007 opening. The trials were conducted jointly by SNCF, TGV builder Alstom, and LGV Est owner Réseau Ferré de France between 15 January 2007 and 15 April 2007. Following a series…
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederate States and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery. Lincoln was born into poverty in Kentucky and raised on the frontier. He was self-educated and became…
Burt Reynolds was born as Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. on February 11, 1936, in Lansing, Michigan. As an American actor, most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. Reynolds played leading roles in a number of subsequent financial successes, such as White Lightning (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (which started…
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In the movie fifty cars are stolen in one night. The fifty cars are listed and given girls names. I have created selective coloration images…
Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the television shows It Takes a Thief (1968–1970), Switch (1975–1978), and Hart to Hart (1979–1984). He later had recurring roles on Two and a Half Men (2007–2008) and NCIS (2010–2019). In films, Wagner is known for his role as Number 2 in the Austin Powers trilogy of films (1997, 1999, 2002),…
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 1965, Joe Sutter left the 737 development program to design the 747. In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 Boeing 747-100 aircraft, and…
The Saab 37 Viggen (The Tufted Duck; the word also means The Thunderbolt) is a single-seat, single-engine multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab. It was the first canard-equipped aircraft to be produced in quantity and the first to carry an airborne digital central computer with integrated circuits for its avionics, arguably making it the most modern/advanced combat aircraft in Europe at the time of introduction. The…
John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956, in Varde) became popular in his native Denmark in the 1990s through his successes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Even before Tom Kristensen, he was the first Dane to win the endurance classic. Before switching to sports cars, he was one of the best young drivers of his…
Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor best known for his breakthrough role as secret agent John Steed in the television series The Avengers (1961–1969). Starting out as the assistant to David Keel (Ian Hendry), he became the lead when Hendry left after the first series, and was subsequently partnered with a succession of female…
Marcus “Bosse” Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) is a Finnish former rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming FIA World Rallycross Championship driver. Grönholm’s nicknames are either “Bosse” (mainly in his native Finland and the Scandinavian countries) or “Magic Marcus”. Grönholm is one of the most successful WRC drivers of…
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for over 33 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was built to compete for the $25,000 Orteig…
Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 – 3 February 1935) was a German aircraft engineer and aircraft designer who pioneered the design of all-metal airplanes and flying wings. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works), was one of the mainstays of the German aircraft industry in the years between World War I and World War II. His multi-engined, all-metal passenger…
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In the movie fifty cars are stolen in one night. The fifty cars are listed and given girls names. I have created selective coloration images…
The first model of the A310, built 1971-1976, was a car with a four-cylinder engine and six headlights. Being larger, heavier, and no more powerful than its predecessor, the early A310 was considered underpowered in comparison to the potential of the chassis. The car was first shown at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show. The prototype…
Christian Geistdörfer (born 1 February 1953 in Munich) is a German former rallye co-driver. His career in motorsport lasted from 1975 to 1990. From 1977 to 1987, he co-drove to German rallye driver Walter Röhrl, winning the World Rally Championship drivers’ title in 1980 and 1982. The pair also won the Monte Carlo Rally…
Today we celebrate the end of an era. On the 31st of January 2023 the last produced Boing 747, a Boing 747-8 was delivered to Atlas Air. It was emblazoned with an image of Joe Sutter, the engineer who oversaw the 747’s original design team. Atlas CEO John Dietrich called the 747 the greatest…
Brauerei C & A Veltins is a brewery in the west German city of Meschede-Grevenstein. In 2015, Veltins ranked fourth among Germany’s best selling beers. The small guesthouse brewery of Franz Kramer opened its simple wooden gates in 1824. Clemens Veltins took over the brewery in 1852. The new name, Brauerei C & A Veltins, came from the twins Carl and…
The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, first flown in 1936. It was also known as the Fa 61, as Focke began a new company—Focke-Achgelis—in 1937. Only two aircraft were produced. The first prototype, the V 1 D-EBVU, had its first free flight on 26 June 1936 with Ewald Rohlfs at the controls. By…
68 years ago, today one of the most influential children and adult toys was patented. On the 28th of January 1958 the Lego company patented the design of its Lego bricks, that are still compatible with all their bricks that are produced today. The name Lego is derived from the Danish phrase „leg godt“…
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general fighter, the P-38 was used in various aerial combat roles, including as a highly effective fighter-bomber, a night fighter,…
Today we celebrate Paul Newman’s posthumous 101st Birthday. The actor and racing driver was born on 26th of January 1925 in Shaker Heights, Ohio. As a racing driver her primarily drove Datsun, so we are going to celebrate his Birthday with a tuned red beetle convertible he had created … Selective Coloration – The…
Happy Birthday Dean Jones. Dean Jones was born on the 25th of January 1931 in Decatur Alabama. He is most famous for playing the role of Herbie’s racing driver Jim Douglas in “The Love Bug” and “Herbie goes to Monte Carlo”. We celebrate his 95th Birthday posthumously with a Herbie replica made of a…
Happy Birthday Ernst Heinkel, Who? Ernst Heinkel was born on 24th of January 1888 in Grumbach, Germany. He designed spectacular aircraft for the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. After the war Heinkel produced the Microcar the Heinkel Kabine. We celebrate this innovative designer’s Birthday with his innovative Microcar – the Heinkel Kabine…
Trieste is a Swiss-designed, Italian-built deep-diving research bathyscaphe. In 1960, it became the first crewed vessel to reach the bottom of Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in Earth’s seabed. The mission was the final goal for Project Nekton, a series of dives conducted by the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean near Guam. The vessel was piloted by Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard and US…
Today we celebrate the beginning of an era. On the 22nd of January 1970 the first Boing 747 was put into commercial service on a trip from New York to London. We celebrate it with a photo of the Lufthansa Boing 747 – 230 that can be found in the Technical Museum in Speyer,…
Today we celebrate the first Monte Carlo Rally. On the 21st of January 1911 Prince Albert I incepted the rally and from the start was intended to demonstrate improvements and innovations in automobiles and promote Monaco as a tourist resort on the Mediterranean shore. We celebrate this iconic rally with the Lesney / Matchbox…
ViewBug honoured me with “the contender award” on 20.01.2026 at 16:05h. They wrote: “Selldon Photography Congratulations! Your photo has received the Contender Award as part of the VIEWBUG Photography Awards 2025 — a recognition reserved for standout work selected from thousands of entries worldwide. This honor celebrates your creative vision technical skill and the…
Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialised by General Motors. It was introduced in 1926 as a companion make for GM’s more expensive line of Oakland automobiles.Pontiac quickly overtook Oakland in popularity and supplanted its parent entirely by 1933, establishing its position as one of GM’s dominant divisions. Sold in the United…