Word: literateness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After last month's big quakes, Los Angeles wine connoisseur Dennis Overstreet realized that the next one might demolish his cellars. Party! Two dozen friends helped him consume a six-liter 1982 Chateau Petrus (value: $9,000). Says he: "And we didn't have to drink it from a sponge...
Here's a pop quiz sure to make libertarians quiver. Which of the following items cannot be acquired without special permission: a carton of Lucky Strike nonfilters, a liter of grain alcohol, handcuffs, a hypodermic needle or (hint, hint) a nicotine patch...
...will be as successful remains to be seen. But the profile and power of the Viper are outright provocative. Made only in bright red with curves and scoops that echo past roadsters, the Viper reeks of speed. Underneath the hood is Chrysler's most powerful engine, an eight-liter V-10 that can explode from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 4.5 sec. While some environmentalists argue that the car is an energy hog, its overall performance has impressed auto enthusiasts. "The Viper makes your lips curl, and your eyes bulge with the terror of taking such a beast...
Pontiac SSEi. The supercharged 3.8-liter V-6 engine in this sports sedan -- a member of the Bonneville family -- is rated at 205 h.p., a 21% boost over its brethren. There's no hesitation when a driver puts the pedal to the floor, and little hesitation in Pontiac showrooms either. The base price is an alluring $18,599; sales for all Bonnevilles are up 40% from a year...
...works, ranging from Deco vases to documentary photos, from tiny collages to a reconstruction of Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau, from architectural drawings to a De Havilland biplane and a huge, sleek Type 41 Bugatti Royale, the ultimate dream machine of the 1920s, with sharkskin-inlaid running boards and a 12.7-liter engine, one of only six that were built before the Depression put an end to such automotive fantasies. Even the school kids, who race through the rooms of painting and sculpture, fall into an awed hush in front of this one, as their ancestors were once supposed to shut...