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The Quintessential Group B Homologation Special – The Lancia Delta S4 Stradale

Ben Branch February 4, 2020
Lancia Delta S4 Stradale 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

The Lancia Delta S4 was one of the fastest and most advanced Group B rally cars ever developed, it would also directly lead to the entire Group B class being shut down by the…

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Watch The Historic Racing Film “Carroll Shelby Goes Racing With Ford”

Ben Branch February 2, 2020
Carroll Shelby
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This film was made in the mid-1960s just as the reputation of Carroll Shelby as a race car manufacturer was beginning to take off. It includes a lot of footage of Shelby, telling his…

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The Tamiya Subaru BRAT Is The Only R/C Car That Matters Right Now

Ben Branch January 31, 2020
Tamiya-Subaru-Brat-RC-Car
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Gear

This is the Tamiya Subaru BRAT R/C car, it’s a significantly updated and improved re-release of the original Tamiya BRAT from 1983 that comes with two bodies – a highly detailed body (shown here)…

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1 Of Just 30 Ever Made: A 1982 BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Coupé

Ben Branch January 30, 2020
BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Coupé 2
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Just 30 examples of the BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo coupé were ever built, the car was based on the BMW 6 Series platform with a series of performance upgrades that increased power from…

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A Rare British Racer: The Factory-Built Marcos Mantis GTO

Ben Branch January 29, 2020
Marcos Mantis GTO
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing

The Marcos Mantis GTO was a special version of the Marcos Mantis developed specifically to compete in top level GT racing in the late 1990s. Marcos isn’t particularly well known outside of the United…

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Sweden’s Answer To The Unimog – The Volvo L3314 Laplander 4×4

Ben Branch January 28, 2020
Volvo L3314 Laplander 4x4
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Volvo L3314 “Laplander” was developed in the late 1950s to fulfil a Jeep-like role for the Swedish military, by this time the Unimog was already in production and it’s possible the Volvo took…

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Project Car: A Rare, Crashed BMW 503 That’s Been Stored For 44 Years

Ben Branch January 27, 2020
BMW 503
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 503 is a rare car – it’s rarer still to find one that hasn’t been restored to show condition due to the fact their values are rapidly approaching half a million US…

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Short Film: Porsche 911 RSR By Rennsport: Sublime Or Sacrilege?

Ben Branch January 26, 2020
911 Rennsport Porsche 4
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Porsche

Porsche 911 RSR By Rennsport: Sublime Or Sacrilege? is short film by Darryl Sleath of Carfection that takes a look inside one of the most remarkable Porsche 911 specialist companies in the world –…

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A Brief History of the Mazda RX-7 – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch January 25, 2020
Mazda RX-7 Race Car
  • Brief Histories
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

The Mazda RX-7 – An Introduction The Mazda RX-7 was the result of Toyo Kogyo Corporation’s high risk strategy of embracing the new and unproved Wankel engine technology with which to carve out a…

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Project Car: A Harley-Davidson Powered TQ Midget Race Car

Ben Branch January 22, 2020
Harley-Davidson Powered TQ Midget Race Car 1
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This is an original 1949 TQ midget race car that’s powered by a 45 cu. in. Harley-Davidson Flathead engine, it’s never been restored and so it’s kept all of its hard-earned battle scars from…

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The Only One Ever Made: The 1967 BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Fastback Prototype

Ben Branch January 21, 2020
BMW-Glas 3000 V8
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the 1967 BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Fastback prototype, it’s the only one that was ever made. There was hope that BMW would embrace the car as its own luxury coupe however it was…

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Documentary: The Mini, Wizardry On Wheels – Narrated by Hugh Laurie

Ben Branch January 19, 2020
Mini Cooper S Rally
  • British
  • Cars
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This documentary is narrated by Hugh Laurie, and it features appearances by some of the most important figures in the long history of the Mini, including Sir Alec Issigonis, Leonard Lord, John Cooper, and…

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