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Documentary: One Leap Ahead

Ben Branch November 13, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films

One Leap Ahead is a documentary about Jaguar filmed in 1961 – a year that was significant, as it’s when the production of the…

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1946 Oldsmobile ICON Derelict Coupe

Ben Branch November 12, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Retro

The ICON Derelict series of cars are built by Jonathan Ward and his team in Los Angeles, California. Each Derelict has a patinated original…

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Ford Design Film: Styling and the Experimental Car

Ben Branch November 6, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ford

Styling and the Experimental Car is a Ford film from 1964 that shows the future design direction of the company. One of the designs bares…

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1953 Chevrolet Corvette

Ben Branch November 3, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Rare

In 1953 Chevrolet introduced the EX-122 Corvette show car at the GM Motorama, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York. They were using the…

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1956 Ford F100 Panel Truck

Ben Branch November 2, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford

The Ford F100 series of pickup trucks are loved in the United States and around the world for their simple, approachable design, and reliable…

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1971 Steyr-Puch Haflinger

Ben Branch November 1, 2016
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Engineering
  • Military

The Steyr-Puch Haflinger was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the ageing American-built Jeeps that were still being used by the…

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Carroll Shelby’s Personal Shelby Mustang GT350H

Ben Branch October 28, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Rare
  • Shelby

In 1966 an unusual agreement was made between Ford and the Hertz rental car company to deliver 1,003 examples of the Shelby Mustang GT350…

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1955 Dodge Power Wagon

Ben Branch October 25, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

The Dodge Power Wagon was introduced in 1945 as a civilian version of the mighty Dodge WC military truck that had been used extensively…

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1970 Shelby GT350 Fastback

Ben Branch October 20, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Shelby

There are few American sports cars more revered than the Shelby Mustangs, the cars were built in the heyday of the muscle car, and…

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1972 Ford Bronco

Ben Branch October 18, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Ford Bronco was one of the first three mass-produced SUVs to be built in America, along with the International Harvester Scout and the…

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1972 Volvo P1800E

Ben Branch October 15, 2016
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Retro
  • Style

There aren’t many who’ll disagree with me when I say that the Volvo P1800 is one of the most beautiful cars of all time….

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The Ford Mustangs of Sonny and Cher

Ben Branch October 14, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford

In 1965 the duo of Sonny and Cher burst forth onto the American music scene, embodying the youthful culture of the era and rocketing…

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