Brougham (carriage) In the novel "The Crimson Petal and the White", by Michel Faber, William Rackham purchases a brougham as a surprise gift for his wife, Agnes Rackham, with the help of his mistress, a former prostitute known as Sugar. Brougham (carriage) A brougham (pronounced "broom" or "brohm") was a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage built in the 19th century. It was named after Scottish jurist Lord Brougham, who had this type of carriage built to his specification by London coachbuilder Robinson & Cook in 1838 or 1839. It had an enclosed body with two doors, like the rear section of a coach;
Hot Wheels in California. In 2004, Hot Wheels unveiled its ""Hot 100"" line, comprising 100 new models. These new models included cartoonish vehicles such as the "'Tooned" (vehicles based on the larger "Hot" "Tunerz" line of Hot Wheels created by Eric Tscherne), "Blings" (boxy bodies and big wheels), "Hardnoze" (enlarged fronts), "Crooze" (stretched out bodies), and "Fatbax" (super-wide back tires and short bodies). "Fatbax" models include Toyota Supra and a Corvette C6. These vehicles did not sell as well as Mattel expected, and many could still be found in stores throughout 2005. Mattel also released 2004 "First Editions" cars with unpainted Zamac