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Full Documentary: The Fast One – A History Of The Chevy Small Block V8

Ben Branch March 20, 2022
Chevrolet Small Block V8
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The Chevy small block V8 was first released in 1954 in the 1955 model year Chevrolets, the company can’t possibly have known it at the time, but their new engine was about to revolutionize…

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Koenig C62: 1 Of 3 Road-Legal Porsche-Based Group C Race Cars

Ben Branch March 19, 2022
Koenig C62
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The Koenig C62 is the kind of road-legal race car that could only have been conceived by someone with the imagination, engineering ability, and inherent madness of Germany’s Willy Koenig. Just three C62s were…

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A Rideable 727 BHP Barstool – The Hoss Fly “Big Block” Barstool

Ben Branch March 19, 2022
Hoss Fly Big Block V8 Barstool
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This is the “Big Block” version of the Hoss Fly Barstool – as the name suggests it’s a motorized barstool powered by a 572 cubic inch V8, it produces 727 bhp at 6,300 rpm…

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For Sale: A BMW 507 Front End Mounted To A Display Base

Ben Branch March 18, 2022
BMW 507 Car Display
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This is the front end bodywork from a BMW 507, widely considered to be one of the most beautiful BMWs of all time. Elvis Presley was a fan, he bought himself a 507 and…

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1963 Gillig Model 590 Porsche Race Car Hauler

Ben Branch March 17, 2022
Gillig Model 590 Porsche Race Car Hauler 6
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This 1963 Gillig Model 590 has been restored and rebuilt into the ideal hauler for vintage Porsches, it’s been reskinned with a new aluminum-alloy body finished in red and gray Porsche livery, and it’s…

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For Sale: A Rare 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon

Ben Branch March 16, 2022
Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon 7
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The Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon was never actually built by Chevrolet, it was an aftermarket kit developed for the C3 Corvette that solved its single biggest problem – the total lack of useable trunk space. When…

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There’s A Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12 For Sale

Ben Branch March 16, 2022
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12 Engine For Sale
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This is a 65º V12 engine from a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, once fitted into a car it produces 533 bhp at 7,250 rpm and 434 lb ft of torque at 5,250 rpm. As with…

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The Weird & Wonderful Reyonnah 175 Prototype N°1 From 1951

Ben Branch March 15, 2022
Reyonnah 175 Microcar 4
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This is the Reyonnah 175 Prototype N°1, as the name suggests it’s the first Reyonnah 175 prototype and had French automotive history played out slightly differently, this car could have been just as famous…

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The AMC Eagle SX/4 – An American 4×4 Sports Car That Was Ahead Of Its Time

Ben Branch March 15, 2022
AMC Eagle SX4
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The AMC Eagle SX/4 was a car decades ahead of its time, it offered a sports car body with increased ground clearance and a four-wheel drive powertrain, creating an entirely new automotive genre overnight. The…

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Top Gear Presenter Chris Harris Is Selling His Ferrari 512 TR

Ben Branch March 14, 2022
Chris Harris Ferrari 512 TR
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This 1992 Ferrari 512 TR currently belongs to Top Gear presenter Chris Harris, he bought it back in 2013 and featured the car in a film titled “Bread” on the /DRIVE YouTube channel which…

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The Ford Capri – This Was The “European Ford Mustang”

Ben Branch March 13, 2022
Ford Capri
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The Ford Capri was originally intended to be named the Ford “Colt,” an equine reference to the venerable Ford Mustang. Ford hoped that the Capri would mirror the American success of the Mustang and…

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Full Documentary: “The ’49 Ford In Your Future”

Ben Branch March 13, 2022
Henry Ford II Driving the First 1949 Ford off Assembly Line at Rouge Plant, 1948
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When the 1949 Ford was released it was the first all-new automobile design introduced by an American Big Three automaker after World War II. It’s been called “the car that saved Ford” as its…

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