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Porsche 911 Racer – With A 3.2 Liter Stroker by Torque Power Racing

Ben Branch August 21, 2018
Custom Porsche 911 Race Car Wheels
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

I’ve always thought of the Porsche 911 as the automotive equivalent of Keith Richards. Both rose to prominence in the early 1960s, both have…

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A Quick History of the Land Rover Series 1

Jon Branch August 21, 2018
Land Rover Series I Oxford and Cambridge Expedition
  • Brief Histories
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

The Land Rover, like the original Volkswagen, has been a car that defied the norms of automotive marketing. The motor industry has been in…

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Ayrton Senna’s Last Kart – He Drove It 6 Weeks Before His Death

Ben Branch August 20, 2018
Ayrton Senna Go Kart Main
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

This is the last kart ever driven by Ayrton Senna, he piloted it around his personal go kart track on his farm in the…

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Sir Paul McCartney’s Mini Cooper S Is For Sale

Ben Branch August 17, 2018
Paul McCartney Mini Cooper S Main
  • British
  • Cars
  • Music

It isn’t every day you get the chance to buy Sir Paul McCartney’s original Mini Cooper S. The Harold Radford & Co Mini Cooper…

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This Was Carroll Shelby’s Own Personal 1969 Shelby GT500

Ben Branch August 16, 2018
1969 Shelby GT500 Headlight
  • American
  • Cars
  • Rare
  • Shelby

This 1969 Shelby GT500 is being sold directly from the private collection of Carroll Shelby, interestingly he bought the car secondhand to add it…

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Datsun Racing Documentary: Against All Odds

Ben Branch August 12, 2018
Against All Odds
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Racing

Against All Odds is a 1971 Datsun documentary about the team’s Trans Am racing efforts with the Datsun 510, known as the Datsun 1600…

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1948 Ford Super Deluxe V8 Marmon-Herrington Wagon 4×4

Ben Branch August 9, 2018
Ford Super Deluxe V8 Marmon-Herrington Wagon 4x4 Front
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is an original Ford Super Deluxe V8 Marmon-Herrington Wagon – an exceptionally rare period conversion to four-wheel drive. Marmon-Herrington are oft forgotten when…

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Barn Find Project: 1974 BMW 3.0 CSi – Would You Take It On?

Ben Branch August 8, 2018
BMW 3.0 CSi Side
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • German

The BMW 3.0 CSi is unquestionably one of the most beautiful cars of its era, it was developed to compete with the finest grand…

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You Can Now Buy The Fastest Porsche 962 Ever Built

Ben Branch August 6, 2018
Porsche 962
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Racing

This is thought to be the fastest Porsche 962 ever built – chassis 962-108. Legendary racing driver Derek Bell drove the car to victory…

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1958 Ice Speedster – A Continental Aircraft Engine Powered Snow Plane

Ben Branch August 3, 2018
Ice Speedster Snow Plane Nose
  • American
  • Boats
  • Cars
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  • Vintage

At first glance this 1958 Ice Speedster looks like a prop from one of the original Star Wars films. In fact I wouldn’t be…

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A Quick History of the Shelby Cobra

Jon Branch August 3, 2018
Shelby Cobra
  • American
  • Cars
  • Shelby

Written by Jon Branch Introduction – A Quick History of the Shelby Cobra The motto of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment is “Who Dares…

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The Incredible Automotive Art of Kirsten Williamson

Ben Branch August 1, 2018
Kirsten Williamson Artist
  • Art
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Design

Kirsten Williamson Kirsten Williamson was already a talented artist when she happened upon a James Bond exhibition in London in 2014, as she strolled…

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