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The Essential Buying Guide: MGB Roadster

Ben Branch May 22, 2017
  • British
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars

Introduction The MGB Roadster is the quintessential British sports car that never attempted to be the quickest thing on four wheels, rather it focussed on…

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Short Films: The Iso Rivolta Chronicles

Ben Branch May 21, 2017
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Italian

The Iso Rivolta Chronicles is a series of short films about the cars of Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A, and the modern collectors who keep them…

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Project Car: Jaguar E-Type Series 1

Ben Branch May 20, 2017
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Project Vehicles
  • Style

The Jaguar E-Type (known as the XKE in some former colonies) has been voted the most beautiful car in history more times than any…

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Legacy Overland Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40

Ben Branch May 19, 2017
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

The Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40 was the diesel variant of the J40 series, with its better known sibling the FJ40 being fitted with a…

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1975 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio

Ben Branch May 17, 2017
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Rare

A Short History of the Lamborghini Countach LP400 When the bright yellow prototype of the Lamborghini Countach LP400 was first shown to the public…

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1976 Porsche 934/5 Kremer Group 4

Ben Branch May 16, 2017
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare

A Short History of the Porsche 934 The Porsche 934 was a development of the Turbo 911 (the 930) for Group 4 racing –…

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The 1955 Earls Court Motor Show Car – Austin-Healey 100/4

Ben Branch May 15, 2017
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rare

A Short History of the Austin-Healey 100/4 The story of Austin-Healey is the stuff of motoring legend. The original version of the car was called…

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1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Speedster

Ben Branch May 11, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Rare

A Short History of the Porsche 356 Speedster The Porsche 356 Speedster is a car that Porsche was reticent to build. The regular 356 was…

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1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang

Ben Branch May 10, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Muscle Cars
  • Shelby

The Shelby GT500 was introduced to the press at New York’s Tavern-on-the-Green Restaurant in early 1967, it represented a departure from the previous Shelby…

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Range Rover Classic: The Essential Buying Guide

Ben Branch May 8, 2017
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

Introduction to the Range Rover Classic When it was first introduced in 1970 the Range Rover immediately caught the motoring public’s attention because it…

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The Twincharged 1985 Lancia Delta S4 “Stradale”

Ben Branch May 4, 2017
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Lancia Delta S4 is a car designed to race in the most compelling, and dangerous, form of rallying ever devised – Group B….

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1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Pinin Farina Series II

Ben Branch May 2, 2017
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian

The Ferrari 250 series was built from 1953 till 1964, they included some of the most iconic cars of all time as well as…

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