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The Rare Iso Grifo A3/C – Bizzarrini’s “Ferrari 250 GTO Mark 2”
The Iso Grifo A3/C was developed by Giotto Bizzarrini as the high-performance, racing version of the road-going Iso Grifo A3/L. Bizzarrini had earlier developed the…
For Sale: Jim Clark’s Salvaged Lotus 33 Nose Cone
This is Jim Clark’s Lotus 33 nose cone from the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix. Clark had enjoyed an incredible race and moved from 14th…
This Is A Vintage American Sand Rail: A Beetle Powered Dune Racer
As Sand Rails first began to appear in the 1960s, they represented the second major evolutionary step for off-road buggies after the more primitive…
The Ardun V8: Hot Rod Engine Royalty
This is an original Ardun V8 engine, or perhaps more correctly this is a modified Ford Flathead V8 engine with Ardun heads and a…
There’s A Custom Ferrari 412 Pickup “Ute” For Sale – $19,500+ USD
In the long and storied history of Ferrari the company has never built a pickup, or a “ute” as they’re called in Australia. This…
Full Vintage Documentary: Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938
This short film, titled Vacuum Control, explains in detail how Chevrolet’s then-new column shifted manual transmission works. It was produced and released in 1938 to accompany…
For Sale: A Street-Legal 1977 Honda CB500 Race Bike
This Honda CB500 race bike was built in the 1970s by engineer Brian Brownrigg for Bolton-based rider Chris Hawkes, the bike won three separate…
Prince Philip’s Albatross Super Sports Ski Boat – $26,000+
This is the original and unrestored 1956 Albatross MkIII Super Sports Runabout that was owned and used by the late Prince Philip, Duke of…
Barn Find: A De Tomaso Pantera Project Super Car
This is a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera that spent the last 20 years parked in the corner of a barn in Georgia before being rediscovered….
An “Affordable” Ford Mustang-Based Batmobile
This Batmobile was built by Z cars in the United Kingdom using a 1965 Ford Mustang as the foundation. It has a fiberglass body,…
For Sale: Nigel Mansell’s 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint
This is a 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint, it was ordered new by Formula 1 driver and future world champion Nigel Mansell. He kept the…
The Amazing Rattletrap Beach Races In Australia
Five years ago a new event rattled the windows of holiday makers at the Crowdy Head caravan park on the coast of New South…