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MGB V8 GT and Roadster – The Essential Buying Guide

Jon Branch March 19, 2018
MGB GT Car 2
  • British
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars

The MGB V8 has earned a reputation for being almost a blue-collar version of the Shelby Cobra, both cars share features including a stylish…

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Little Dutch Sleeper: A Restomod 1380cc 1980 Classic Mini

Ben Branch March 14, 2018
Classic Mini Cooper Main
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design

The Mini Cooper is probably the most famous giant killer in motorsport history, it was the performance version of the classic Mini, a car…

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How to Build a Car – The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

Ben Branch March 13, 2018
How to Build a Car - The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
  • Books
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1

How to Build a Car – The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer is an essential read for any racing fan –…

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1 of 3 Ever Made: The Chevrolet V8 Powered 1965 Attila Mark 3

Ben Branch March 12, 2018
Attila-Chevrolet Car
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Attila Mark 3 was one of the racing cars built by British garagistes Mark Perry and Val Dare-Bryan of Racing Developments of North…

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The Automotive Art of Halmo

Ben Branch March 12, 2018
250 GTO Wall Model
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Italian

Halmo is an Italian company based just 100 kilometers from the main Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, it was founded by architect and yacht designer…

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Remote Control: Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler – 1976 Japan GP Edition

Ben Branch March 9, 2018
RC Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1

This Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler by Tamiya is undoubtably one of the greatest remote controlled Formula 1 cars money can buy. The Japanese company…

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A 1964 Porsche 356 Outlaw with a 236 HP 2.8 Liter Flat-6

Ben Branch March 7, 2018
  • Cars
  • Porsche

This 1964 Porsche 356 Outlaw has suspension and a tubular steel chassis developed and built by Porsche racing legend and former Brumos Racing Crew Chief Mike…

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An Original 1952 Kurtis KK4000 – A 6-Time Indy 500 Entrant

Ben Branch March 6, 2018
Kurtis KK4000 Offy Indy Race Car Back
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing

The 1952 Kurtis KK4000 you see here is one of approximately twelve that were built originally, and it took part in no fewer than…

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DeLorean DMC-12 – The Essential DMC Buying Guide

Jon Branch March 3, 2018
DeLorean DMC-12 John and Wife
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars
  • Design

The History of the DeLorean DMC-12 Had it not been for the movie “Back to the Future” the DeLorean DMC-12 would almost certainly have become…

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The Supernova Corvette – Bill Jobe’s 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Racer

Ben Branch March 2, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Chevrolet
  • Racing

The Supernova Corvette started life as a factory-stock 327 1964 Chevrolet Corvette, it was ordered new by American racing legend Bill Jobe and raced…

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1961 Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup

Ben Branch February 28, 2018
Volkswagen Single-Cab Pickup
  • Cars
  • German
  • Retro

The Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup was based on the iconic VW Bus, a vehicle that revolutionized the automotive industry almost as much as…

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Carroll Shelby’s Other V8 British Roadster – The Sunbeam Tiger

Ben Branch February 27, 2018
Sunbeam Tiger
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

The Sunbeam Tiger famously features a V8 shoehorned into an engine compartment designed in England by engineers who would have been mortified had they…

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