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Watch The Goodwood Revival 2018 – Free Live Stream

Ben Branch September 8, 2018
Goodwood Revival Free Live Stream 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

The Goodwood Revival is one of the most important vintage motoring events in the world, it takes place each year usually in early September…

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1968-69-Type Ford P68 “F3L” Prototype Racing Car

Ben Branch September 5, 2018
1968-69-Type Ford P68 F3L Prototype Racing Car Doors Up
  • British
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Racing

The Ford P68, otherwise known as the F3L for “Ford 3 Litre”, is a sports prototype racing car that should probably be just as…

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The Most Affordable Zagato In The World: The 1974 Zagato Zele 1000

Ben Branch September 3, 2018
Zagato Zele 1000 Badge
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian

In the world of coachbuilders there are few names that evoke more passion than Zagato, the list of iconic road and race cars built…

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A Brief History of the Land Rover Defender

Jon Branch September 3, 2018
Land Rover Defender 110
  • Brief Histories
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

Introduction: The Defender That Wasn’t The development process that would lead to the Land Rover Defender began four years before the new model that…

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Documentary: The History Of The Meyers Manx

Ben Branch September 2, 2018
Meyers Manx Beach Buggy Jump Thomas Crown Affair
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design

The Meyers Manx was the original fiberglass beach buggy, designed by Bruce Meyers in the early 1960s. This film tells the story of both Bruce…

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The Only One In The World – A Pontiac GTO Chief Camino

Ben Branch August 31, 2018
1965 Pontiac GTO Chief Camino
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rare

The 1965 Pontiac GTO Chief Camino is a one-off vehicle that should almost certainly have been built and offered for sale by Pontiac in…

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1968 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Mountain Rescue + Fire Truck

Ben Branch August 29, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Unimog Front
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • German

There are few vehicles better suited to expedition camper conversion than the original Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404, and this mountain rescue / fire truck is…

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A Brief History of the Land Rover Series 2, 2A and 2B FC

Jon Branch August 27, 2018
Tracked Cuthbertson Land Rover
  • Brief Histories
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

When the Land Rover was first created it was only expected to be a stop-gap vehicle that would be in production for three years or so until war ravaged austerity Britain was “back on her feet” and Rover could go back to making nice luxury cars for doctors and other such professional people.

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Documentary: Resurrecting Björn Waldegård’s Lancia Stratos

Ben Branch August 26, 2018
Björn Waldegård Lancia Stratos
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally

All surviving examples of the Lancia Stratos are special, but the Björn Waldegård Lancia Stratos stands in a league of its own. This documentary…

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The Stutz Bearcat – America’s First Supercar

Ben Branch August 24, 2018
Stutz Series K Bearcat Engine
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing

The Stutz Bearcat is viewed by some as America’s first supercar, this term could only be retroactively applied of course as it didn’t actually…

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Austin-Healey 100/4 – Le Mans Specification

Ben Branch August 23, 2018
Austin-Healey Side 2
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design

The Austin-Healey 100 The Austin-Healey 100 is one of the most beautiful British cars of its time, in fact I’d go so far as…

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The Amphibious Dobbertin HydroCar – A $1 Million Dollar 762 HP Boat/Car Hybrid

Ben Branch August 22, 2018
Amphibious Hydrocar
  • American
  • Boats
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering

The Dobbertin HydroCar is an amphibious vehicle that took 10 years to develop with over $1 million USD invested in research, development, and construction….

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