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Barn Find: 1965 Porsche 912

Ben Branch January 18, 2018
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

As with most barn finds, this 1965 Porsche 912 has a special story. It was bought new in the Netherlands on Christmas Eve in 1965…

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Ex-Works 1975 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Group 4 Spider

Ben Branch January 17, 2018
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rally
  • Rare

The Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Spider was a comprehensively re-developed version of the famous little Italian roadster designed to race in the Group 4…

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1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38

Ben Branch January 13, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rare

The One-Off Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 The Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 is a one-off sports car developed by William “Bill” Molzon – a visionary…

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1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Spider

Ben Branch January 12, 2018
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare

A Brief Early History of Alfa Romeo Despite its reputation for being quintessentially Italian, Alfa Romeo was actually founded by a Frenchman named Alexandre…

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1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 GMP 1:12 Scale Model

Ben Branch January 11, 2018
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Le Mans

This 1:12 scale model of the 1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 is made by GMP – a world leader in highly detailed die cast…

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1966 Shelby Cobra 427 ‘Semi-Competition’

Ben Branch January 10, 2018
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

When the Shelby 427 Cobra was first unleashed to the motoring press in 1965, it was by far the fastest street-legal car in the…

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Documentary: Operation Speed – 1956

Ben Branch January 7, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films

In 1956 an unusual caravan of vehicle trailers arrived at the Bonneville Salt Flats. They carried a couple of land speed cars from England…

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Tamiya 1:10 R/C NSU TT Jägermeister Race Car

Ben Branch January 5, 2018
  • Cars
  • Gadgets
  • German

The NSU Prinz is an iconic little car from the West German marque NSU Motorenwerke AG. It was the first post-WWII car from NSU,…

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1974 Alpine-Renault A110 B “Team Vialle”

Ben Branch January 4, 2018
  • Cars
  • French
  • Racing
  • Rally

The Alpine-Renault A110 was the most successful rally car in the world in 1973, it was the year of the inaugural World Rally Championship,…

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1954 Plymouth Belmont Concept Car

Ben Branch January 3, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design

The 1954 Plymouth Belmont was designed as a possible production car, though sadly it never received the green light for a production run. Plymouth…

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Project Millenium Falcon – 430 HP Land Rover Defender

Ben Branch January 1, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

Project Millenium Falcon Project Millenium Falcon is a comprehensively rebuilt Land Rover Defender, created by the Florida-based team at East Coast Defender. Under the…

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Restoring The 10-Litre FIAT S61

Ben Branch December 31, 2017
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

The FIAT S61 was astonishingly advanced for its time, it was designed and built in 1908 with a 10 litre (589 cubic inch), 4-cylinder…

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