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The Austin Champ Was The Quirky British Answer To The American Jeep

Ben Branch August 23, 2021
Austin Champ
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

The Austin Champ was created in the years after WWII as the British answer to the American Jeep. Development started in 1947 and resulted…

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Display Piece: A Spice Engineering Ferrari SE87C IMSA Front End

Ben Branch August 18, 2021
Spice Engineering Ferrari SE87C IMSA Front End
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the front end of the Ferrari V8-powered Spice Engineering SE87C coupe, it was raced by David Tennyson in the IMSA Camel Lights class and…

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Barn Fresh: An Affordable Jensen Interceptor Project Car

Ben Branch August 17, 2021
Project Car Jensen Interceptor
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Jensen Interceptor is one of the unsung grand touring heroes of its age, with a beautiful body designed by Touring in Italy, a…

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For Sale: A Historically Significant Ford Capri RS2600 – 1 Of 3 Pre-Production Cars

Ben Branch August 15, 2021
Ford Capri RS2600 6
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is believed to be one of three pre-production examples of the Ford Capri RS2600, a car that would become a legend in its…

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The Car The Star Wars Landspeeder Was Based On: The Bond Bug

Ben Branch August 14, 2021
Bond Bug Star Wars Landspeeder
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Although you may be looking at the car pictured above and wondering what it is, you almost certainly have seen one before. Well you’ve…

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James Bond’s Most Elegant Car: The Bentley R-Type Continental

Ben Branch August 11, 2021
Bentley R-Type Continental 13
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Although we most often associate James Bond with the Aston Martin DB5, in the 1961 Ian Fleming novel Thunderball his automobile of choice was a…

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A Triumph Bonneville TR120 Owned By Bud Ekins (And Steve McQueen)

Ben Branch August 10, 2021
Triumph Bonneville Bud Ekins Steve McQueen Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

This 1970 Triumph Bonneville TR120 has a considerably more interesting history than most, it was first owned by legendary stuntman and off-road racer Bud Ekins…

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For Sale: Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79 Rear Wing, Circa 1978

Ben Branch August 2, 2021
Lotus 79 Rear Wing
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Formula 1

This was the rear wing fitted to Mario Andretti’s ill-fated Lotus 79 Formula 1 car, the same car he used to set the pole…

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A Rare Championship-Winning TVR Tuscan V6 Road-Legal Race Car

Ben Branch July 26, 2021
TVR Tuscan V6
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

The TVR Tuscan V6 was introduced in 1969 to offer an alternative to the four-cylinder TVR Vixen and the larger-engined Tuscan V8. The Tuscan…

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The Jensen 541R: A Rare British GT Classic

Ben Branch July 13, 2021
Jensen 541R 2
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Jensen 541R and if you’ve never seen one before that’s probably because just 193 of them were made between 1957 and…

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A Custom Triumph Speed Twin by Untitled Motorcycles

Ben Branch July 13, 2021
Custom Triumph Speed Twin 1
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a brand new Triumph Speed Twin that’s been given the custom treatment by Adam and the team over at Untitled Motorcyles in…

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The Armored Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII

Ben Branch July 9, 2021
The Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII
  • British
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Jackets

This is the new Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII, as the name suggests its the second iteration of the jacket that helped put Ashley…

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