For a fraction of the cost of buying a supercar, laymen drivers can drive a Ferrari on a closed course for a few laps. This experience is sold by businesses and manufacturers, and even though it’s over quickly, it’s exhilarating and unforgettable.

Ideally, hot rods aren't just powerful, but also more appealing to the eye -- the more outrageous the better. CNBC.com presents ten of the most souped-up hot rods of the last 70 years.

No marketplace can filter out every fraudulent product from sellers who are unscrupulous or simply unaware. Here’s a roundup of commonly faked items in popular categories of collecting.

There's a fine line between “innovation” and “eyesore” when it comes to cars. CNBC.com presents a list of 10 models whose designers should have been shamed back to the drafting table.

A $4 purchase that winds up being worth $8 million? Read the fascinating stories of famous and not-so-famous treasures lost and found around the world.

At an auction of classic Ferraris, collectors will be anxious to see if the skyrocketing prices still have room to run.

There’s a lot of risk involved in passing off a forgery, but people do it anyway, for ego gratification or pure profit. An expert can stop a buyer from getting fleeced, but even experts get fooled. Read ahead to see CNBC.com’s list of fakes and forgeries that fooled the experts.

We're tired of hearing about the sequester and its brutal budget cuts. But this is standard operating procedure in American politics, historians say.

If you ever have to clean out a relative's house, check the attic or barn! One of the following discoveries turned out to be worth $70 million.

From a FedEx delivery guy to a referee, there are few characters Jim Cramer won't play! Here are eight of his craziest getups to commemorate the eighth anniversary of "Mad Money."

Movies may fade from memory, but a cool car is forever. Read ahead to see CNBC.com’s list of 10 cars from the silver screen whose memories have hung around long after the credits rolled.

In the latest collection of houses recognizable from their roles in films and television, we have homes from horror movies and TV, one from a famous drug-lord movie, one from a classic sitcom, and a few reality show minipalaces.

CNBC’s Analytics team looked at the stocks that have average consensus estimates farthest above their current stock prices. Here's what they found.

Here are the 15 publicly traded stocks, by value, that are the biggest holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.

As Academy Award season approaches, it’s not uncommon to hear talk about the “Oscar Jinx." Click to see the actors and actresses whose careers declined once they won the Academy Award.

What are some of the major seizures and big busts law enforcers have made in recent years? Click on to see 10 cases that were record-breaking, major, or even bizarre in nature.

Many owners are happy to part with large sums of cash to buy extravagances for their pets. Here's a list of products for the pet who has everything, and the owner who gives it to him.

These celebrity couples have houses that range from a young couple’s $2.5 million “starter” to a $43.5 million mega-mansion.

Europe may be mired in a recession and austerity but the continent's biggest soccer clubs (football clubs to those in Europe) are continuing to look recession-proof.

Click on to see the priciest motorcycles, with values starting in the low six figures and going up to a million dollar machine.