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David Carradine’s Alligator Car From “Death Race 2000”
This is David Carradine’s car from the 1975 dystopian sci-fi cult classic Death Race 2000. The film stars Carradine alongside Sylvester Stallone and Simone Griffeth, it centers…
An AC 3000ME Turbo – A Rare Mid-Engined British Classic
This is a 1980 AC 3000ME Turbo, it’s a rare car with only 100 or so produced in total. It’s powered by a mid-mounted…
Barn Find: Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Coupe Project Car
This Jaguar E-Type has spent over 48 years tucked away in a storage shed, it was originally parked up in 1973/1974 when it needed some…
For Sale: A Ferrari 512BB LM Front Clamshell
This is the clamshell front end from the Ferrari 512BB LM (chassis 35529) that was raced by Fabrizio Violati’s Scuderia Bellancauto team, taking a class…
The Alpine A310GT: A French Answer To The Porsche 911
The Alpine A310 V6 was the considerably more powerful descendant of the earlier Alpine A310 four-cylinder model – a car that had been lauded…
The Biltwell Lane Splitter Red/White/Blue Helmet
The Biltwell Lane Splitter helmet was released a few years ago and quickly became a popular choice with those looking for a retro helmet…
A “Brand New” 1979 Pontiac Trans Am T/A 6.6
The 1979 Pontiac Trans Am T/A 6.6 is a rare car, just were 1,107 built, however this one remains essentially brand new with just…
Ferrari – Art Edition: A $30,000 Book The Comes In Its Own Stand
This book, simply titled “Ferrari,” is the Art Edition of this limited edition series with a price tag close to some secondhand Ferraris at…
For Sale: A TAG Croco 4×4 Amphibian – A Rotary-Powered Amphibious Off-Roader
The TAG Croco 4×4 Amphibian is a remarkable vehicle: it’s four-wheel drive, it’s amphibious, it has four-wheel steering, it’s powered by a Wankel rotary engine,…
The Unusual Scorpion P6 “Supertrike”
You’ve doubtless heard the term superbike before, what you’re looking at here is a Scorpion P6 “supertrike” – a high-performance three-wheeled car powered by…
The Cunningham C-3 – A Rare American Homologation Special
The Cunningham C-3 was a high-performance GT car developed by America’s Cup winning sailor and racing driver Briggs Cunningham. The C-3 was never intended…
Full Documentary: Tucker – The Man and The Car
Tucker – The Man and The Car is a half hour long film created for the Tucker Corporation in the mid-1940s to showcase both…