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The Advertiser
7 days ago
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
American brand looks to the 1950s with wild, jet-inspired concept
There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called "wild". That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept. Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is a "design exploration that marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture". CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Designers drew inspiration from "space-age spacecraft, jets, and iconic Buick concepts of the 1950s", with a rakish roofline, prominent shoulders, and a tapered, almost missile-like rea- end that gives the concept its most distinctive angle. It's a big 'un, too – GM says it measures nearly 6m long and over 2m wide. For reference, the longest production Buick was the 1975 Electra sedan at over 5.9m long. While the concept has a long rear overhang, its front overhang is quite short, and it has a smooth, grille-less front fascia. The Electra Orbit rides on big 24-inch wheels – once a wild concept car touch, now standard fit on a GMC Yukon Denali – and features scissor doors and "deployable aerodynamic devices" to optimise drag and downforce. Open those scissor doors and there's a 2+2-seat layout, with the rear seats separated by an unusual console. Dramatically arched ambient lighting strips grace the cabin, while the seats are finished in "opulent fabrics" with a brocade pattern – another very 1950s touch, if in a different way to the Space Age exterior – in colours inspired by rich red clay. Up front, there's a curved pillar-to-pillar display which GM calls the "Ring". Vehicle functions can be adjusted via a crystal ball-like controller on the centre console. While the Electra Orbit concept likely won't reach production, Buick has dusted off its Electra nameplate which debuted in 1959 and was seen on a flagship model until 1990. First used on the Electra E5 and now-defunct Electra E4 electric SUVs introduced in 2023, it's being expanded to the upcoming Electra L7 sedan. GM confirmed in April it would make Electra a bona-fide sub-brand of Buick, offering electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and plug-in hybrids on a new locally developed architecture called Xiao Yao. Above: 2025 Electra E5, 2025 Electra GS concept The American giant is doubling down on the Buick brand in China. It has long been its most popular brand there, and Buick's sales in China long ago overtook those in the US, with a raft of models developed exclusively for the brand's Chinese lineup with joint venture partner SAIC Motor. The SAIC-GM joint venture agreement is up for renewal in 2027. GM took a loss of more than US$5 billion on its Chinese operations late last year, but while it racked up losses in 2024, this year has been much sunnier for the American giant. In both the first and second quarters of this year, GM and its Chinese joint ventures posted year-on-year sales growth. Its second-quarter deliveries were up by 20 per cent, marking the highest annual gain for a single quarter in four years, while overall in the first half of 2025 its sales were up by 9.4 per cent to 890,000 units. Above: 2024 Electra-LT concept, 2025 Electra L7 Click an image to view the full gallery. Content originally sourced from: There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called "wild". That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept. Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is a "design exploration that marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture". CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Designers drew inspiration from "space-age spacecraft, jets, and iconic Buick concepts of the 1950s", with a rakish roofline, prominent shoulders, and a tapered, almost missile-like rea- end that gives the concept its most distinctive angle. It's a big 'un, too – GM says it measures nearly 6m long and over 2m wide. For reference, the longest production Buick was the 1975 Electra sedan at over 5.9m long. While the concept has a long rear overhang, its front overhang is quite short, and it has a smooth, grille-less front fascia. The Electra Orbit rides on big 24-inch wheels – once a wild concept car touch, now standard fit on a GMC Yukon Denali – and features scissor doors and "deployable aerodynamic devices" to optimise drag and downforce. Open those scissor doors and there's a 2+2-seat layout, with the rear seats separated by an unusual console. Dramatically arched ambient lighting strips grace the cabin, while the seats are finished in "opulent fabrics" with a brocade pattern – another very 1950s touch, if in a different way to the Space Age exterior – in colours inspired by rich red clay. Up front, there's a curved pillar-to-pillar display which GM calls the "Ring". Vehicle functions can be adjusted via a crystal ball-like controller on the centre console. While the Electra Orbit concept likely won't reach production, Buick has dusted off its Electra nameplate which debuted in 1959 and was seen on a flagship model until 1990. First used on the Electra E5 and now-defunct Electra E4 electric SUVs introduced in 2023, it's being expanded to the upcoming Electra L7 sedan. GM confirmed in April it would make Electra a bona-fide sub-brand of Buick, offering electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and plug-in hybrids on a new locally developed architecture called Xiao Yao. Above: 2025 Electra E5, 2025 Electra GS concept The American giant is doubling down on the Buick brand in China. It has long been its most popular brand there, and Buick's sales in China long ago overtook those in the US, with a raft of models developed exclusively for the brand's Chinese lineup with joint venture partner SAIC Motor. The SAIC-GM joint venture agreement is up for renewal in 2027. GM took a loss of more than US$5 billion on its Chinese operations late last year, but while it racked up losses in 2024, this year has been much sunnier for the American giant. In both the first and second quarters of this year, GM and its Chinese joint ventures posted year-on-year sales growth. Its second-quarter deliveries were up by 20 per cent, marking the highest annual gain for a single quarter in four years, while overall in the first half of 2025 its sales were up by 9.4 per cent to 890,000 units. Above: 2024 Electra-LT concept, 2025 Electra L7 Click an image to view the full gallery. Content originally sourced from: There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called "wild". That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept. Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is a "design exploration that marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture". CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Designers drew inspiration from "space-age spacecraft, jets, and iconic Buick concepts of the 1950s", with a rakish roofline, prominent shoulders, and a tapered, almost missile-like rea- end that gives the concept its most distinctive angle. It's a big 'un, too – GM says it measures nearly 6m long and over 2m wide. For reference, the longest production Buick was the 1975 Electra sedan at over 5.9m long. While the concept has a long rear overhang, its front overhang is quite short, and it has a smooth, grille-less front fascia. The Electra Orbit rides on big 24-inch wheels – once a wild concept car touch, now standard fit on a GMC Yukon Denali – and features scissor doors and "deployable aerodynamic devices" to optimise drag and downforce. Open those scissor doors and there's a 2+2-seat layout, with the rear seats separated by an unusual console. Dramatically arched ambient lighting strips grace the cabin, while the seats are finished in "opulent fabrics" with a brocade pattern – another very 1950s touch, if in a different way to the Space Age exterior – in colours inspired by rich red clay. Up front, there's a curved pillar-to-pillar display which GM calls the "Ring". Vehicle functions can be adjusted via a crystal ball-like controller on the centre console. While the Electra Orbit concept likely won't reach production, Buick has dusted off its Electra nameplate which debuted in 1959 and was seen on a flagship model until 1990. First used on the Electra E5 and now-defunct Electra E4 electric SUVs introduced in 2023, it's being expanded to the upcoming Electra L7 sedan. GM confirmed in April it would make Electra a bona-fide sub-brand of Buick, offering electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and plug-in hybrids on a new locally developed architecture called Xiao Yao. Above: 2025 Electra E5, 2025 Electra GS concept The American giant is doubling down on the Buick brand in China. It has long been its most popular brand there, and Buick's sales in China long ago overtook those in the US, with a raft of models developed exclusively for the brand's Chinese lineup with joint venture partner SAIC Motor. The SAIC-GM joint venture agreement is up for renewal in 2027. GM took a loss of more than US$5 billion on its Chinese operations late last year, but while it racked up losses in 2024, this year has been much sunnier for the American giant. In both the first and second quarters of this year, GM and its Chinese joint ventures posted year-on-year sales growth. Its second-quarter deliveries were up by 20 per cent, marking the highest annual gain for a single quarter in four years, while overall in the first half of 2025 its sales were up by 9.4 per cent to 890,000 units. Above: 2024 Electra-LT concept, 2025 Electra L7 Click an image to view the full gallery. Content originally sourced from: There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called "wild". That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept. Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is a "design exploration that marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture". CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Designers drew inspiration from "space-age spacecraft, jets, and iconic Buick concepts of the 1950s", with a rakish roofline, prominent shoulders, and a tapered, almost missile-like rea- end that gives the concept its most distinctive angle. It's a big 'un, too – GM says it measures nearly 6m long and over 2m wide. For reference, the longest production Buick was the 1975 Electra sedan at over 5.9m long. While the concept has a long rear overhang, its front overhang is quite short, and it has a smooth, grille-less front fascia. The Electra Orbit rides on big 24-inch wheels – once a wild concept car touch, now standard fit on a GMC Yukon Denali – and features scissor doors and "deployable aerodynamic devices" to optimise drag and downforce. Open those scissor doors and there's a 2+2-seat layout, with the rear seats separated by an unusual console. Dramatically arched ambient lighting strips grace the cabin, while the seats are finished in "opulent fabrics" with a brocade pattern – another very 1950s touch, if in a different way to the Space Age exterior – in colours inspired by rich red clay. Up front, there's a curved pillar-to-pillar display which GM calls the "Ring". Vehicle functions can be adjusted via a crystal ball-like controller on the centre console. While the Electra Orbit concept likely won't reach production, Buick has dusted off its Electra nameplate which debuted in 1959 and was seen on a flagship model until 1990. First used on the Electra E5 and now-defunct Electra E4 electric SUVs introduced in 2023, it's being expanded to the upcoming Electra L7 sedan. GM confirmed in April it would make Electra a bona-fide sub-brand of Buick, offering electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and plug-in hybrids on a new locally developed architecture called Xiao Yao. Above: 2025 Electra E5, 2025 Electra GS concept The American giant is doubling down on the Buick brand in China. It has long been its most popular brand there, and Buick's sales in China long ago overtook those in the US, with a raft of models developed exclusively for the brand's Chinese lineup with joint venture partner SAIC Motor. The SAIC-GM joint venture agreement is up for renewal in 2027. GM took a loss of more than US$5 billion on its Chinese operations late last year, but while it racked up losses in 2024, this year has been much sunnier for the American giant. In both the first and second quarters of this year, GM and its Chinese joint ventures posted year-on-year sales growth. Its second-quarter deliveries were up by 20 per cent, marking the highest annual gain for a single quarter in four years, while overall in the first half of 2025 its sales were up by 9.4 per cent to 890,000 units. Above: 2024 Electra-LT concept, 2025 Electra L7 Click an image to view the full gallery. Content originally sourced from:
7NEWS
7 days ago
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
American brand looks to the 1950s with wild, jet-inspired concept
There have been beautiful Buicks in the past, but rarely has the General Motors brand produced anything that could be called 'wild'. That has now changed with the Buick Electra Orbit – however, as GM notes, this is simply a concept. Conceived and developed by the GM China Advanced Design Center, the Electra Orbit is a 'design exploration that marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture'. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Designers drew inspiration from 'space-age spacecraft, jets, and iconic Buick concepts of the 1950s', with a rakish roofline, prominent shoulders, and a tapered, almost missile-like rea- end that gives the concept its most distinctive angle. It's a big 'un, too – GM says it measures nearly 6m long and over 2m wide. For reference, the longest production Buick was the 1975 Electra sedan at over 5.9m long. While the concept has a long rear overhang, its front overhang is quite short, and it has a smooth, grille-less front fascia. The Electra Orbit rides on big 24-inch wheels – once a wild concept car touch, now standard fit on a GMC Yukon Denali – and features scissor doors and 'deployable aerodynamic devices' to optimise drag and downforce. Open those scissor doors and there's a 2+2-seat layout, with the rear seats separated by an unusual console. Dramatically arched ambient lighting strips grace the cabin, while the seats are finished in 'opulent fabrics' with a brocade pattern – another very 1950s touch, if in a different way to the Space Age exterior – in colours inspired by rich red clay. Up front, there's a curved pillar-to-pillar display which GM calls the 'Ring'. Vehicle functions can be adjusted via a crystal ball-like controller on the centre console. While the Electra Orbit concept likely won't reach production, Buick has dusted off its Electra nameplate which debuted in 1959 and was seen on a flagship model until 1990. First used on the Electra E5 and now-defunct Electra E4 electric SUVs introduced in 2023, it's being expanded to the upcoming Electra L7 sedan. GM confirmed in April it would make Electra a bona-fide sub-brand of Buick, offering electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and plug-in hybrids on a new locally developed architecture called Xiao Yao. Above: 2025 Electra E5, 2025 Electra GS concept The American giant is doubling down on the Buick brand in China. It has long been its most popular brand there, and Buick's sales in China long ago overtook those in the US, with a raft of models developed exclusively for the brand's Chinese lineup with joint venture partner SAIC Motor. The SAIC-GM joint venture agreement is up for renewal in 2027. GM took a loss of more than US$5 billion on its Chinese operations late last year, but while it racked up losses in 2024, this year has been much sunnier for the American giant. In both the first and second quarters of this year, GM and its Chinese joint ventures posted year-on-year sales growth. Its second-quarter deliveries were up by 20 per cent, marking the highest annual gain for a single quarter in four years, while overall in the first half of 2025 its sales were up by 9.4 per cent to 890,000 units. Above: 2024 Electra-LT concept, 2025 Electra L7 Click an image to view the full gallery.
Economic Times
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Make superheroes great again: Superman can fly, but still can't escape the algorithm
In 1938, Superman leapt onto the pages of Action Comics #1 in red trunks and righteous fury. He stopped locomotives, lifted green Buicks over his head - and he stood for something. Now, in 2025, Superman is back in cinemas next month in James Gunn's eponymous movie with a new actor (David Corenswet).But this time around, Superman's biggest villain isn't Lex Luthor, or General Zod. It's the feed. The Man of Steel's up against TikTok thirst traps, AI-generated Keanu Reeves romcoms, and 11-sec clips of pandas falling off slides. Somewhere in between doomscrolling and watching a makeup tutorial that turns into a philosophy lecture, a trailer for the new Superman movie dropped this week. We nod. We move on. Superheroes aren't just competing for attention. They're auditioning for it. Superheroes are now metadata. The industry doesn't ask: what does this hero mean right now? It asks: how many quadrants can we hit? Is there synergy with the gaming division? Will this trend on social media?And that's how we end up with content that's been audience-tested within an inch of its soul. Every scene exists so it can be screen-grabbed. Every emotion is framed with just enough room for a reaction video. Look, everyone likes a surprise. A good plot twist, a clever reference, even a cheeky cameo. But Easter eggs used to be exactly that - eggs. Now they're the whole no longer enough to tell a story. You have to tease 10 others. A throwaway line about 'the multiverse collapsing' gets picked apart in 300 Reddit threads. Half the audience is watching the movie. The other half is watching for clues. Yes, fans love decoding things. But when every film is a trailer for another film, it stops being storytelling and starts being golden age of superhero films wasn't 'golden' because they were bigger. It was because they were grounded. Arguably, most of them were all franchise films. Batman was already on his 6th outing, Iron Man kicked off a whole cinematic universe. And Spider-Man had a cereal deal before the trailer dropped. But, back then, the films still knew how to stay Dark Knight wasn't juggling timelines. Iron Man was just trying not to get blown up in a cave. Even Spider-Man 2 (yes, the Tobey Maguire one) spent a good 20 mins exploring the emotional fallout of missing rent. Now we get shared universes, cross-promotional world-building, and plotlines with all the narrative weight of a dry PowerPoint transition. The foundation has cracked. It's all scaffolding you strip away the X-ray vision and the flying, Superman is a guy trying to figure out how to do the right thing in a complicated world. He's an alien who's spent his entire life trying to be more human. That's not just good material - it's timeless. The problem is, we've stopped treating it like it reboot wants to 'modernise' Superman. Update the costume. Grayscale the colour palette. Make him question everything. Give him a brooding backstory, and a long stare into the rain. We don't need more reinvention. We need recollection. Superman doesn't need to be made edgier. He needs to be made worth asking: why does a lo-fi 15-sec video of someone making butter chicken from scratch get more love than a $200 mn superhero film? Because one feels like it means something. The other feels like it means something else is coming in was a time when superheroes weren't trying to be viral. They weren't teasing spinoffs. They weren't selling NFTs. They were about values, sure. But they were also weird. They were unpredictable. They were occasionally absurd. A kid bitten by a radioactive spider? A man with a magic hammer? A guy who literally talks to fish? And, yet, it the stories were honest. Not perfect, not polished, not algorithm-proof. Just this: the new Superman film ends. And that's it. No setup for Superman: Epoch. No holographic tease of Brainiac. No slow pan to a glowing green rock in a government bunker. Just the story. Fully told. Curtains down. People might walk out of the theatre... satisfied. When was the last time that happened?Superheroes won't be great again because of better CGI, or cleverer scripts, or tighter multiverse logic. They'll be great again when we stop trying to turn them into streaming architecture. Give us stories. Not strategies. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the writer. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of Elevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea. Warren Buffett-fan Pabrai is betting big on Edelweiss' Rashesh Shah. Will it pay off? Coal on one hand and green on the other; this company balances both Yet another battle over neem; this time it's a startup vs. Procter & Gamble Move over tariffs, China wields rare earths in an economic war of a different kind Is Zomato under siege? 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Scottish Sun
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
I stumbled across a luxury car graveyard where Cadillacs & Chevys rot after owner abandoned hundreds of vintage vehicles
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TAKING a spin through his home state, photographer Dax Ward's eyes widened as he spotted a sprawling estate of abandoned cars. But on closer inspection, he was stunned to realise the 20-acre site was packed with rotting classic cars as well as custom boats, vans and trucks. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 14 Dax Ward came across the car graveyard while driving through Arkansas Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Vintage cars have sat rotting for years Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Pictures show once indulgent vehicles weathered by the elements Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The site is now a magnet for opportunistic thieves Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Boats and other vehicles have also been left abandoned Credit: Dax ward Photography Delving into its history of how so many vintage vehicles ended up in a graveyard on a hillside in Arkansas, Dax discovered the owner had vanished years ago. The site is now a magnet for opportunistic thieves with their sights set on selling parts. Dax said: "The junkyard owner once took great pride in his collection, even having shot a thief in the past and pistol-whipping another to protect his automotive treasure trove. "However, the owner has not lived on the property for some 20 years and rarely visits, having abandoned the location after a messy divorce. "There are many cars still remaining, but a number have been stolen over the years and the ones that remain have been stripped for parts by thieves." Jaw-dropping pictures show once indulgent vehicles weathered by the elements and sat rotting on the sprawling 20-acre ground. Antique cars including Cadillacs, Chevys, Buicks, and VWs have been taken over by rust. Dax said: "The property owner once owned a tow truck company and many of the vehicles were sold to him at very low prices from the customers who he served. "He amassed an enormous collection of valuable antique vehicles over the years, which would now be worth millions of dollars. "The collection is still valuable, but thieves regularly visit and the cars are slowly disappearing, piece by piece or body by body. Inside world-famous abandoned 'UFO village' packed with crumbling spaceship holiday homes "Local law enforcement sometimes catches intruders, but prosecution is often halted as nobody has seen or heard from the owner in years and he cannot be located, even by authorities." Dax visited the location twice, and was shown around by a neighbour who had not heard from the site's owner, a childhood friend, in years. The explorer added: "He gave me a roundup of the history of the property, the owner and automobiles, as well as describing regular incidents of thieves raiding the property. "Watching the beautiful cars, as well as valuable antiques and other rare and expensive items be stolen or picked clean over the years has left him in frustration. "Unfortunately, there is little he can do but watch. He tries to keep watch and notifies police regularly if he sees trespassers, but they often arrive too late to catch the intruders." 14 An abandoned school bus sits among the discarded vehicles Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The abandoned vehicles sit on a 20-acre site Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The owner had a tow truck company Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Parts have been stripped from many of the vehicles Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Antique cars including Cadillacs, Chevys, Buicks, and VWs have been taken over by rust Credit: Dax ward Photography The neighbour told Dax how the owner abandoned the site more than 20 years ago after going through a divorce. Dax said: "His ex-wife's custom Cadillac - sent to Italy and then re-imported after customisation - sits parked in the driveway of the uninhabited house, in the same spot that it was parked and left behind two decades ago. "He left derelict the posh house and many vehicles, became addicted to gambling in casinos over the border in Oklahoma and worked up a severe debt. "While exploring and documenting this fascinating location I was simultaneously awestruck by the amount of classic cars, many of them expensive and rare, and saddened by the loss of such a collection, the remnants of which sit and rot." Dax previously visited Taiwan's space-style holiday park that is now nothing more than an explorer's paradise. With its UFO-like buildings the star of the show, the resort's space-age retro splendor continues to slowly fade away. Perched on Taiwan's northern coast in Wanli, the unusual collection of buildings was supposed to act as a holiday park. But what remains is a series of bizarre, decaying structures nestled beside a beach that Dax captured on camera. 14 Dax visited the location twice and was shown around by a neighbour Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Cars have been left to the elements Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The collection would have been once worth a lot of money Credit: Dax ward Photography
The Irish Sun
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
I stumbled across a luxury car graveyard where Cadillacs & Chevys rot after owner abandoned hundreds of vintage vehicles
TAKING a spin through his home state, photographer Dax Ward's eyes widened as he spotted a sprawling estate of abandoned cars. But on closer inspection, he was stunned to realise the 20-acre site was packed with rotting classic cars as well as custom boats, vans and trucks. Advertisement 14 Dax Ward came across the car graveyard while driving through Arkansas Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Vintage cars have sat rotting for years Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Pictures show once indulgent vehicles weathered by the elements Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The site is now a magnet for opportunistic thieves Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Boats and other vehicles have also been left abandoned Credit: Dax ward Photography Delving into its history of how so many vintage vehicles ended up in a graveyard on a hillside in The site is now a magnet for opportunistic thieves with their sights set on selling parts. Dax said: "The junkyard owner once took great pride in his collection, even having shot a thief in the past and pistol-whipping another to protect his automotive treasure trove. "However, the owner has not lived on the property for some 20 years and rarely visits, having abandoned the location after a messy divorce. Advertisement More abandoned sites "There are many cars still remaining, but a number have been stolen over the years and the ones that remain have been stripped for parts by thieves." Jaw-dropping pictures show once indulgent vehicles weathered by the elements and sat rotting on the sprawling 20-acre ground. Antique cars including Cadillacs, Chevys, Buicks, and VWs have been taken over by rust. Dax said: "The property owner once owned a tow truck company and many of the vehicles were sold to him at very low prices from the customers who he served. Advertisement Most read in Motors Latest "He amassed an enormous collection of valuable antique vehicles over the years, which would now be worth millions of dollars. "The collection is still valuable, but thieves regularly visit and the cars are slowly disappearing, piece by piece or body by body. Inside world-famous abandoned 'UFO village' packed with crumbling spaceship holiday homes "Local law enforcement sometimes catches intruders, but prosecution is often halted as nobody has seen or heard from the owner in years and he cannot be located, even by authorities." Dax visited the location twice, and was shown around by a neighbour who had not heard from the site's owner, a childhood friend, in years. Advertisement The explorer added: "He gave me a roundup of the history of the property, the owner and automobiles, as well as describing regular incidents of thieves raiding the property. "Watching the beautiful cars, as well as valuable antiques and other rare and expensive items be stolen or picked clean over the years has left him in frustration. "Unfortunately, there is little he can do but watch. He tries to keep watch and notifies police regularly if he sees trespassers, but they often arrive too late to catch the intruders." 14 An abandoned school bus sits among the discarded vehicles Credit: Dax ward Photography Advertisement 14 The abandoned vehicles sit on a 20-acre site Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The owner had a tow truck company Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Parts have been stripped from many of the vehicles Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Antique cars including Cadillacs, Chevys, Buicks, and VWs have been taken over by rust Credit: Dax ward Photography Advertisement The neighbour told Dax how the owner abandoned the site more than 20 years ago after going through a divorce. Dax said: "His ex-wife's custom Cadillac - sent to Italy and then re-imported after customisation - sits parked in the driveway of the uninhabited house, in the same spot that it was parked and left behind two decades ago. "He left derelict the posh house and many vehicles, became addicted to gambling in casinos over the border in Oklahoma and worked up a severe debt. "While exploring and documenting this fascinating location I was simultaneously awestruck by the amount of classic cars, many of them expensive and rare, and saddened by the loss of such a collection, the remnants of which sit and rot." Advertisement Dax previously visited Taiwan's With its UFO-like buildings the star of the show, the resort's space-age retro splendor continues to slowly fade away. Perched on But what remains is a series of bizarre, decaying structures nestled beside a beach that Dax captured on camera. Advertisement 14 Dax visited the location twice and was shown around by a neighbour Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Cars have been left to the elements Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 The collection would have been once worth a lot of money Credit: Dax ward Photography 14 Custom trucks have also been left untouched Credit: Dax ward Photography Advertisement
