The E-Type Lightweight is a performance modified E-Type from 1961 that features aluminium bodywork to keep weight as low as possible, a close ratio gearbox, Weber carburettors, race tuned suspension and a slew of other upgrades.
1961 was the first year the E-Type was produced making 2011 the 50 year anniversary since the launch of what has become one of the best (if not the best outright) cars of the 20th century.
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It’s believed that just 10 examples of the Baldwin Motion Corvette were built before production was shut down by the US Justice Department. Motion Performance – Shutdown By The Justice Department The cars were made…
This is the Tamiya Subaru BRAT R/C car, it’s a significantly updated and improved re-release of the original Tamiya BRAT from 1983 that comes with two bodies – a highly detailed body (shown here) and…
Pickup trucks and motorcycles go together like whiskey and bad decisions. As far as I can tell, this Golden Eagle Jeep J10 is precisely what would happen if someone made a metal, glass, and rubber…
This is a 1:3 scale model kit of the legendary Porsche Carrera Type 547 4-cylinder boxer engine that was originally fitted to later examples of the Porsche 550 Spyder, as well as the Porsche 356…
This is an edited extract from This Way To The Revolution, a book by Ian Francis about Birmingham in the late 60s. Available via Flatpack Projects. Less Than Nothing Birmingham’s oldest district, Digbeth sits just…
The Iso Grifo is an Italian high-performance GT car with an American heart – the name “Grifo” means “Griffin” in English – the mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head…
