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An Ex-Military Mercedes-Benz 250 GD ‘Wolf’ By The Expedition Motor Company
This is a completely restored Mercedes-Benz 250 GD, it’s an ex-military model better known simply as the “Wolf.” It now looks considerably different to the…
1 Of 100 Ever Made: The Incredibly Weird 1997 Toyota Classic
This is the 1997 Toyota Classic and if you’ve never seen one before that’s probably because just 100 were made back in 1996, and…
There’s An Original 1989 Corvette Challenge Race Car For Sale
This is an original 1989 Corvette Challenge Car and somewhat unusually, it’s still fitted with its original factory-sealed race engine. It’s one of 60 cars built…
Project Car: A Rough (But Numbers Matching) 1968 Fiat Dino Spider
The Fiat Dino would be the first and only Fiat ever fitted with a Ferrari-designed engine from the factory. The car was developed to…
The AC Ace Bristol: The (Original) Inspiration For The Shelby Cobra
The AC Ace Bristol, and its its siblings in the AC Ace family, are perhaps the most misidentified classic cars in the world. This…
A Complete Corvette Pace Car Collection Is For Sale – 18 Cars Total
This is the first time in recent memory that such an expansive collection of Corvette Pace Cars have been offered for sale as a…
For Sale: An Original Cheney Triumph ISDT Specification Racer
This is a Cheney Triumph based on the mechanicals of a 1970 Triumph Daytona. It was built in 1995 by Eric Cheney himself, an…
The Only Bizzarrini Monoposto Prototype “F1 Car” Ever Built
This is the only example of the 1965 Bizzarrini Monoposto prototype that was ever built, it’s a single-seat, open-wheeled racing car powered by a highly-modified…
1 Of 3 Prototypes Ever Made: The 200 MPH Ford Torino King Cobra
The Ford Torino King Cobra was developed in secrecy with a single goal in mind – to beat the Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird,…
A Datsun 280ZX Turbo – An Early 80s Legend
This is an original Datsun 280ZX Turbo, a model developed specifically to boost the power output of the Z series whilst unashamedly taking advantage…
There’s A Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution “King Of The Dakar” For Sale
The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution was released in 1997 as the Japanese automaker’s latest Paris-Dakar Rally challenger. 2,500 road-legal versions were made for homologation purposes, internally codenamed V55W, and today…
Vintage Documentary: Is This The Car Of The Future?
This short film, titled “Is This The Car Of The Future?” is part of the BBC Tomorrow’s World archive from 1971. In the film James…