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Drag-U-La From “The Munsters” Is For Sale

Ben Branch September 30, 2021
Drag-U-La From The Munsters
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is the “Drag-U-La,” a coffin-based drag racer that was designed by Tom Daniel then built by George Barris for The Munsters, a 1960s…

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Rare Garage Find – 1 Of 4 Ever Built: The Jaguar XK140 By Ghia

Ben Branch September 29, 2021
Jaguar XK140 By Ghia
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

It’s believed that just four examples of the Jaguar XK140 were bodied by Ghia, an Italian coachbuilding firm responsible for some of the most…

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The Daimler SP250 – An Ex-British Police High-Speed Pursuit Car

Ben Branch September 27, 2021
Daimler SP250
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Daimler SP250 is a V8-powered British sports car famous for a number of things in classic car circles, the three most common of which…

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The Mighty Suzuki Jimny LJ80 – A Pint-Sized Japanese Off-Roader

Ben Branch September 26, 2021
Suzuki Jimny LJ80 5
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

It’s not that often we get a chance to feature a first generation Suzuki Jimny here on Silodrome, it seems that so few of…

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The 1962 Martin Ford Special: 1 Of 5 Survivors – $8,200+ USD

Ben Branch September 25, 2021
Martin Ford Special 9
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

If you’ve never seen a Martin Ford Special before it’s likely because of the 500 or so bodies originally built, just five are thought to…

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The George Barris Turbosonic Custom Dragster – Powered By A 1000 hp Micro-Turbine Engine

Ben Branch September 24, 2021
George Barris Turbosonic Custom Dragster
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the 1964 Turbosonic Custom Dragster, it was designed and built by famed Hollywood vehicle creator George Barris, the man responsible for the…

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America’s Most Beautiful Car? The Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster

Ben Branch September 23, 2021
Auburn 851 Supercharged Boattail Speedster 14
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

There can be little doubt that the Auburn 851 Supercharged Boattail Speedster is one of the most beautiful cars of its age, if not…

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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 Honda T500: A Mid-Engined Truck With A 9,000 RPM Redline

Ben Branch September 20, 2021
Honda T500 19
  • Cars
  • Japanese

When Honda debuted the T360 mini-truck in June of 1963 it became the company’s first ever production automobile, beating the Honda S500 Sports by…

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

Ben Branch September 19, 2021
Bowler Wildcat 11
  • 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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