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1966 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power

Ben Branch September 15, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Muscle Cars

The Pontiac GTO is remembered fondly as John DeLorean’s second most famous achievement, after the DMC-12 of course, which although already famous was shot…

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1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton

Ben Branch September 13, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design

There are some who will tell you that the Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton is the most beautiful American car ever made, and whether you…

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1969 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pack

Ben Branch September 12, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Muscle Cars

The Dodge Super Bee was named for the platform it’s based on – the Chrysler “B” platform that it shared with a number of…

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1969 Opel Rallye Kadett

Ben Branch September 11, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Rally

Outside of Europe the Opel Kadett 1900 Rallye is a little known car, in fact it’s not all that well known in Europe either…

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1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS

Ben Branch September 9, 2017
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DINO Purists are always quick to point out that this car didn’t actually wear a Ferrari badge – it…

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1936 Horch 853 Spezialroadster

Ben Branch September 8, 2017
  • Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Luxury

The name Horch might not be familiar to many, but the name Audi certainly is. As it happens both automakers were founded by the…

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1935 Willys Gasser

Ben Branch September 6, 2017
Willys Gasser
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing

To cut a long story short, a Gasser is style of American drag racing car designed to run on regular pump gasoline, rather than…

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1986 Gemballa Cyrrus

Ben Branch September 5, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

There are few German cars as controversial as the Gemballa modified 911s. Some love them, many hate them, but the one thing no one…

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Morgan: The Most Honest Car Factory in the World

Ben Branch September 3, 2017
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films

Morgan Motor Company: The Most Honest Car Factory in the World is a short film that takes a close look inside the factory of…

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1980 Renault 5 Turbo

Ben Branch September 2, 2017
  • Cars
  • French
  • Racing
  • Rally

The French have their own unique approach to building cars. If you don’t know what I mean just take a look at the Citroën…

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1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione

Ben Branch September 1, 2017
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian

There are few Ferrari 250 GT series cars as highly sought after as the alloy-bodied 250 GT SWB Competizione. Just 46 were built in 1960, their…

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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight

Ben Branch August 29, 2017
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare

The car you’re looking at here is widely considered to be the most successful Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 of all time. This is a remarkable…

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