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There’s A Porsche Carrera GT Engine Block For Sale

Ben Branch June 22, 2021
Porsche Carrera GT Engine Block
  • Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is an original Porsche Carrera GT engine block, it’s been completely stripped down of all its components and it’s being offered for sale…

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For Sale: A 1968 Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno JDM Outlaw

Ben Branch June 21, 2021
Toyota Corolla Sprinter
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

This early Toyota Corolla Sprinter has been given a little of the Outlaw treatment, it now has a 1.6 litre 4A-GELU Black Top 20…

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An Affordable European Wedge: The Lotus Excel

Ben Branch June 19, 2021
Lotus Excel
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is thought to be one of the first examples of the Lotus Excel to be fitted with flared wheel arches, which had been…

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A Rare Bentley 4¼ Liter Vanden Plas Pillarless Saloon

Ben Branch June 19, 2021
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Bentley 4¼ Litre is an important car from early in the company’s history, interestingly it was in a racing version of a Bentley 4¼…

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The Miami Edition Land Rover By Falcon Design Germany

Ben Branch June 18, 2021
Miami Edition Land Rover 2
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

This is one of the most eye-catching Series 3 Land Rovers we’ve ever seen, despite its name and looks it wasn’t built in Florida…

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1 Of 6 Ever Made: The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III By James Young

Ben Branch June 17, 2021
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III By James Young 12
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III bodied by James Young, just six of these were built by the British coachbuilder and when they…

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Ferrari 250 GTO Plain Body – The $70 Million Dollar Monster From Maranello

Ben Branch June 16, 2021
Ferrari 250 GTO
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

These remarkable images showcase the most expensive car in the world as no one has ever seen it before – with a plain white…

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The Most Beautiful Alfa Ever? The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Villa d’Este

Ben Branch June 15, 2021
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Villa d'Este 17
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

This is a 1951 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Villa d’Este, it’s undoubtably one of the most beautiful cars of its era and…

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GT40 Panamericano – The First GT40 To Race In La Carrera Panamericana

Ben Branch June 15, 2021
GT40-Panamericano-19
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

This article was written by the team at Driving La Carrera, Silodrome is an official launch partner of this film so please watch it…

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The Jerrari: A Ferrari-Jeep Wagoneer Combination From The 1960s

Ben Branch June 14, 2021
Jerrari-Ferrari-Jeep
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

The Jerrari is a vehicle that no logical person would build, it’s combination of a 1969 Ferrari 365 GT and a 1969 Jeep Wagoneer….

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The Unusual Saab Sonett II – A Two-Stroke Swedish Sports Car

Ben Branch June 13, 2021
Saab Sonett II
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

I sincerely doubt an article has ever been written about the Saab Sonett II without using the word “quirky,” as there are so few…

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1930s Morris Educational Film: Constructing A Car Engine

Ben Branch June 13, 2021
Morris Motors Factory Film 2
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This film dates from the 1930s, it was made by the Morris Motors Cine Dept. at Cowley to showcase their advanced (by the standards of…

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