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1957 Jaguar XKSS Continuation – The Three Time Le Mans Winning D-Type In Street Clothes

Ben Branch May 11, 2020
Jaguar XKSS Nose
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Although just 25 examples of the Jaguar XKSS were built it took the company over 60 years to complete them all, because of a…

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Documentary: The Incredible Rediscovery Of A Le Mans Porsche 356 SL

Ben Branch May 10, 2020
Porsche 356 SL 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short documentary by the talented team at Praemio covers the rediscovery and restoration of one of the most historically significant cars from Porsche’s…

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A Brief History of the Mighty Toyota Land Cruiser J60

Jon Branch May 7, 2020
Toyota Land Cruiser J60 Cutaway
  • Brief Histories
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

Toyota’s Station Wagon Land Cruisers: From the J40 is born the Rare Toyota FJ45V The story of the Toyota J60 began with Toyota’s tentative…

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Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Is For Sale

Ben Branch May 4, 2020
Paul Walker 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Front 2
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, it was undoubtably one of the most quintessentially American vehicles in his impressive collection, and…

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For Sale: The Remarkable 1956 Manta Ray by Noel Bangert

Geoff Hacker May 1, 2020
Bangert Manta Ray Car 5
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Born in 1931, Noel Bangert had a penchant for design – and people noticed. Upon graduation from high school he had planned to go…

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Meet Heidi – An Australian BMW 2002

Ben Branch April 29, 2020
BMW 2002 15
  • BMW
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  • Classic Cars

The BMW 2002 is a car that helped make BMW what it is today, perhaps more so than any other single model. As controversial…

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Rare Porsche Poster Collection – Selling Individually With No Reserve

Ben Branch April 29, 2020
Porsche Posters
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Porsche

This collection of rare Porsche posters is selling each individually with no reserve price, the auction will be held online between the 5th and…

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Project Car: A Lamborghini Islero GTS Out Of Long-Term Storage

Ben Branch April 28, 2020
Lamborghini Islero GTS Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

Just 100 examples of the Lamborghini Islero GTS were made, the car was the higher-performance successor to the Islero GT, and today the Islero…

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The Opel GT – Germany’s Beautiful Baby Corvette

Ben Branch April 27, 2020
Opel GT
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Opel GT is often referred to as the “Baby Corvette” due to its visual similarity to the third generation Chevrolet Corvette (the C3),…

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The Tamiya Honda City Turbo R/C – A Remote Control Wheelie Monster

Ben Branch April 22, 2020
Tamiya Honda City Turbo
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

This is the Tamiya Honda City Turbo R/C, it was originally released all the way back in 1983 as “Willy”s Wheeler” to celebrate the…

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A Rare Lotus 7A Series 1 – Colin Chapman’s Purest Road Car

Ben Branch April 20, 2020
Lotus 7 Series 1 Overhead
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

No article about the Lotus 7 can be written without mentioning the clever way in which Colin Chapman and his team at Lotus got…

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A Brief History of the Shelby Series 1 – Carroll Shelby’s Only Scratch-Built Car

Jon Branch April 17, 2020
Shelby Series One prototype
  • American
  • Brief Histories
  • Cars

Carroll Shelby And His Famous Nitro Glycerine Tablets Carroll Shelby was named after a Christian minister and went from being a child with a…

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