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ramp #26

My Way

Let's just let Frank Sinatra inspire us. After all, he has gone his own way like no other. We're looking for Frankie boy's tracks in a sky-blue Ford Thunderbird in LA. VW chief designer Walter de Silva has realized his very own ideas in the Lamborghini Egoista. Meanwhile, the Porsche Macan is stirring up a lot of desert sand in Morocco. And if the whole Rat Pack is to be on the road, then it's best to take the V-Class from Mercedes.
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Life & Style

The Voice, the Thunderbird and LA: in Frank Sinatra's footsteps

Frank Sinatra's former home in Los Angeles is up for sale at Sotheby's Realty - »Ol Blue Eyes« used to live in it during the 1950s and 1960s. At least as iconic and stylish as the Mid-Century structure he rented from Dora Hutchinson was the entertainer's choice of transportation. We once took a trip through the history of »The Voice« behind the wheel of a Ford Thunderbird.
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Niki hoch vierzig

War dieser Niki Lauda nun einzigartig? Oder gab es gleich mehrere von ihm? Und wenn ja, wie viele? Fragen wir doch einfach Hartmut Lehnbrink. Eine Antwort liefert nämlich sein Buch über Andreas Nikolaus Lauda, der heute 72 geworden wäre.

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