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The Rare Land Rover Winter Water Wolf: A Defender For The Royal Marines

Ben Branch September 22, 2021
Land Rover Winter Water Wolf 4
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

This is an original Land Rover Winter Water Wolf, it’s one of just 50 that are thought to have been built for Britain’s Royal Marines…

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1965 Ford Anglia Sportsman: The “Mini Ford Thunderbird”

Ben Branch September 21, 2021
Ford Anglia Sportsman 1
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Ford Anglia is one of few 1960s-era classic cars that’s immediately recognizable to many millennial thanks to the model’s inclusion in the Harry Potter…

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The Bowler Wildcat: A Street-Legal Off-Road Racer

Ben Branch September 19, 2021
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  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Bowler Wildcat looks like what might happen if you injected a standard Land Rover Defender with six pints of horse steroids and left…

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Free Live Stream: The 2021 Goodwood Revival

Ben Branch September 19, 2021
Goodwood Revival
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Goodwood Revival is one of the most important vintage motorsport events in the world, if not the most important outright. Held annually at…

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The “Italian E-Type” – A Jaguar E-Type By Frua And Italsuisse

Ben Branch September 16, 2021
Jaguar E-Type By Frua And Italsuisse 5
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

The car you see here is the only E-Type Jaguar that had its design reworked by Frua and Italsuisse. The reason both coachbuilders took…

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The Extremely Rare Jensen FF – The World’s First All-Wheel Drive Production Car

Ben Branch September 15, 2021
Jensen FF Car
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

When the Jensen FF was released in 1966 it made the motoring world sit up and pay attention. The FF was the first production…

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The Triumph Dolomite Sprint – The Affordable British Answer To The BMW 2002

Ben Branch September 12, 2021
Triumph Dolomite Sprint 1
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Triumph Dolomite Sprint is one of those classic cars that probably deserves to be quite a bit more famous than it actually is….

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The Mini Moke: Probably The Most Fun Car (Pound-For-Pound) Ever Put Into Production

Ben Branch September 6, 2021
Mini Moke 14
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

It’s hard to argue that the Mini Moke isn’t one of the most fun cars ever put into production. The truth is, the original…

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Rediscovered In A Barn: The Long Lost Reliant Bond Equipe Prototype

Ben Branch September 4, 2021
Reliant Bond Equipe Prototype
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The car you see here covered in dust and lichen is the only example of the Reliant Bond Equipe that was ever made. It’s…

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The Highly Unusual Jensen CV8

Ben Branch August 31, 2021
Jensen CV8 14
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Jensen CV8 was one of the fastest four-seat cars in the world when it was introduced in 1962, capable of reaching speeds in excess…

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Restoration Project: An Original Sinclair C5 Electric Vehicle

Ben Branch August 28, 2021
Sinclair C5 6
  • British
  • Cars
  • Electric Motorcycles

When it was released in 1985 the Sinclair C5 was a wildly futuristic electric vehicle that had been conceived by the famous personal computer pioneer Sir…

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The Peerless GT – An Unusual British Le Mans Racer

Ben Branch August 26, 2021
Peerless GT Car 6
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

In 1958 before the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, an unusual new car took its position ready for the race, it…

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