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In the 1964 movie Goldfinger, James Bond looks a little nonplussed as he saunters through the workshop of secret service gadget guru, Q. "Where's my Bentley?" he asks. That's right, a Bentley. In most ...

The year was 1964 and The Beatles had invaded America (in February) and Goldfinger, quite possibly the film that cemented the James Bond franchise, opened in U.S. theaters on December 22, 1964. It was ...

Dee Bryant jams on the gas as her Mustang rockets forward toward a line of plastic bollards at the Irwindale Speedway. Suddenly, she takes her foot off the gas. The growling car whips around 180 ...