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1969 Ford Torino Talladega – An 870 hp NASCAR Street-Legal Racer

Ben Branch August 18, 2021
1969 Ford Torino Talladega
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of just 750 or so factory-built 1969 Ford Torino Talladegas ever made. The cars were only built for a few weeks…

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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 Mustang: A Short Film About The Ford Mustang I

Ben Branch August 15, 2021
Ford Mustang I
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Ford Mustang is one of the most famous cars in the world, it sits alongside other luminaries like the Beetle, Mini, 911, Jeep,…

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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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For Sale: An Unusual Alpine A610 – 1 Of 818 Ever Made

Ben Branch August 13, 2021
Alpine 610 12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • French

The Alpine A610 would be the last hurrah of the small but celebrated French automaker, it would represent the ultimate evolutionary iteration of the…

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A Rare $8 Million Dollar Track Weapon: The Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione

Ben Branch August 13, 2021
Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione 12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari

The Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione is a car that very nearly never existed, it was hurriedly developed from the standard 275 GTB road car…

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The 400+hp Chevrolet Aerosedan

Ben Branch August 12, 2021
Chevrolet Aerosedan By Ken Posies Fenical 7
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Hot Rods

This is the Chevrolet Aerosedan, it’s a one-off hot rod built by the legendary Ken Fenical, aka Posies, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. In the world…

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The First Automobile – A Benz Patent-Motorwagen Ectype – $60,000+ USD

Ben Branch August 12, 2021
Benz Patent-Motorwagen 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an exact reproduction of what is widely regarded to be the world’s first production automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen. It was built by John…

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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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The Tiny Subaru 360 Was The First Subaru Production Car Imported Into The USA

Ben Branch August 8, 2021
Subaru 360 Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

While today we often think of Subarus as being either championship winning rally cars or tough all-wheel drive station wagons, the first car ever…

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