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Land Rover Series IIA

Ben Branch September 27, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

Many Land Rover historians consider the Series IIA to be the best of the Series models, it exists in a Goldilocks zone between refinement…

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Dutch Police 1989 Porsche 911 Targa

Ben Branch September 24, 2016
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Rare
  • Retro

The Rijkspolitie was the Netherlands’ state police from 1945 until 1996, unusually they favoured Porsches for their patrol and response vehicles, although they did…

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1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster

Ben Branch September 21, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury

The Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster was the American car built to take the fight to the likes of Bugatti and Bentley across the Atlantic. Arguments…

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‘High Speed Pursuit’ 1962 Triumph TR4 Police Car

Ben Branch September 15, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Triumph

In 1962 a brand new Triumph TR4 was ordered by the Southend on Sea County Borough Constabulary in Essex, England. It was dressed in…

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Interview: Enzo Ferrari on Ferrari

Ben Branch September 11, 2016
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Films

This 25 minute interview is one of the best conversations with Enzo I’ve ever seen. The man behind Ferrari was notoriously difficult to get…

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1936 Pontiac Six 4 Litre Motorhome

Ben Branch September 9, 2016
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Home

This 1936 Pontiac Motorhome was ordered by Englishman Captain Dunn as a rolling chassis with the front end pre-fitted. Once it was delivered to…

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Colin Chapman’s Range Rover Classic

Ben Branch September 8, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Range Rover Classic was initially released to the public in 1970 as a relatively unique concept – it was a 4×4 with less…

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1986 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo

Ben Branch September 7, 2016
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • French
  • Racing
  • Rally

With its mid-mounted 4-cylinder turbo producing a hefty 386 bhp in competition trim, the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo is one of the quickest and…

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1986 Audi Sport quattro

Ben Branch September 2, 2016
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Rare

The Audi Sport quattro was released in 1984 as a Group B rally car and very limited production road car – strictly for homologation…

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Barn Find: 1967 Iso Grifo

Ben Branch August 26, 2016
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare

The Iso Grifo is a great example of what happens when Europeans install American V8s into sports cars. The vehicles that typically emerge from these…

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Ferrari 250 GTO by Unique & Limited

Ben Branch August 26, 2016
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Ferrari

Unique & Limited is a company that chooses exceptional moments from racing history, and painstakingly recreates them. These images are all from their series…

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Porsche 597 Jagdwagen 4×4

Ben Branch August 24, 2016
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The Porsche 597 Jagdwagen is a 4×4 developed by the German marque in 1953 as a prototype for tender to the German Army, as…

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