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The GSM Dart – An Unusual African Sports Car

Ben Branch July 6, 2021
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The GSM Dart was one of South Africa’s first production sports cars, it is believed that 116 were built over five years of production, making…

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The Road To Monterey: A Free, Award-Winning Porsche Racing Documentary

Ben Branch July 4, 2021
Porsche 356 Drifting
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Road To Monterey is an award-winning feature film about vintage racing that centers on Australian racing driver Ron Goodman and his highly-tuned Porsche…

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Curious Contraptions: A Wooden-Bodied Triumph Spitfire Mark I

Ben Branch July 3, 2021
Wooden-Bodied-Triumph-Spitfire
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

This is the first in a new series we’re doing here on Silodrome called Curious Contraptions, we’ll be regularly finding weird, wonderful, and woeful…

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The 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Corvair Motorama Concept Car Reborn

Ben Branch July 2, 2021
Chevrolet Corvette Corvair Motorama Concept Car 8
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a hand-built recreation of the Chevrolet Corvair Motorama concept car from 1954, it was made using a real 1954 Corvette as the…

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A Porsche 356 Outlaw Powered By A Radial Engine

Ben Branch June 30, 2021
Radial Motion Engine Porsche 356 1
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is the new three-cylinder radial engine from Australian company Radial Motion. The engineers behind it originally began the project back in 2017 specifically…

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The Isuzu 117 – One Of The First Japanese Production Cars Designed By An Italian

Ben Branch June 29, 2021
Isuzu 117 Car 14
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

The Isuzu 117 was one of the first Japanese cars to have a body entirely designed by an Italian stylist – the great Giorgetto…

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Ever Seen One Before? A Rare Ogle SX1000 Competition Coupe

Ben Branch June 28, 2021
Ogle SX1000
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a rare Ogle SX1000 competition coupe, just 69 examples of the SX1000 are believed to have been built before the company founder David…

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The Wiesmann Roadster MF3 – A BMW M3 In Disguise

Ben Branch June 27, 2021
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  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Wiesmann Roadster MF3 and if you’ve never seen one before don’t worry, you’re not alone. The small number of cars built…

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A Chevrolet Corvette Greenwood IMSA GT Raced By Lyn St. James

Ben Branch June 26, 2021
Chevrolet Corvette Greenwood IMSA GT 9
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Greenwood IMSA GT was originally built to compete in B-Production SCCA competition by John Carusso and Emory Donaldson. It was…

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The Unusual Land Rover Lightweight Series 3

Ben Branch June 25, 2021
Land Rover Lightweight 4
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

The Land Rover Lightweight 1/2 Ton, also known as the Airportable, was a special version of the Series 2A and subsequently the Series 3…

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For Sale: The Ford Shelby Cobra Concept Car From 2004

Ben Branch June 23, 2021
Ford Shelby Cobra Concept Daisy
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Ford Shelby Cobra Concept was introduced at the 2004 Detroit North American International Auto Show where it attracted huge crowds of people who…

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Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale – The Car That Won The World Rally Championship 3 Times

Ben Branch June 22, 2021
Fiat 131 Abarth
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rally

This is one of 400 homologation specials of the Fiat 131 Abarth Rally built to ensure the car complied with FIA Group 4 rally…

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