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For Sale: The Unusual “Lawrence Longnose” Land Rover

Ben Branch August 21, 2024
Lawrence Longnose Land Rover
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  • Classic 4x4

This is the “Lawrence Longnose,” it’s a Land Rover Series 2A long wheelbase that’s been significantly modified by David Sexton. It’s now powered by…

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For Sale: The Grateful Dead’s Original Studebaker M5 Band Equipment Truck

Ben Branch August 20, 2024
The Grateful Dead Studebaker M5 Band Equipment Truck
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  • Classic Cars

This 1949 Studebaker M5 Pickup was used by The Grateful Dead as their primary equipment truck, they nicknamed it “The Dred” and it was…

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Probably The Toughest Mini-4×4 Ever Made: The AMC M422A1 “Mighty Mite”

Ben Branch August 18, 2024
AMC Mighty Mite
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  • Classic 4x4

This is 1963 AMC M422 Mighty Mite, it was developed as a lightweight military 4×4 that could be deployed by air –specifically by the…

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The Go-On II Alfa Romeo Special “Ice Racer”

Jon Branch August 17, 2024
Go On II Alfa Romeo Special racing car ice racer
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  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

In the years after the Second World War one of the influential people who worked to prosper motorsport in Sweden was Gunnar Olsson. He…

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For Sale: A Rare V16-Powered Cizeta V16T Supercar

Jon Branch August 16, 2024
Cizeta V16T sports car supercar
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  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

The Cizeta V16T was originally going to be called the Cizeta-Moroder V16T because it was the product of a partnership between composer Giorgio Moroder…

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A Rare 1980 Alpine A310: Was This “The French DeLorean?”

Ben Branch August 15, 2024
Alpine A310
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  • Classic Cars

This is a 1980 Alpine A310, it’s an unusual French rear-engined sports car that was a period rival to the likes of the Porsche…

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A Rare American Classic: The Kaiser-Darrin Roadster

Jon Branch August 14, 2024
Kaiser Darrin sports car
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  • Classic Cars

The Kaiser-Darrin was one of the early sports cars to enter production in the United States. It was created by Howard “Dutch” Darrin who…

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The First Wedge Car (That No One Has Heard Of) – The 1966 Cannara

Ben Branch August 12, 2024
1966 Cannara Wedge Car
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  • Classic Cars

This is a car that almost no one seems to know about, yet it should be just as famous as the iconic concept car…

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For Sale: The 1993 Vector Avtech WX-3 Supercar Prototype

Ben Branch August 11, 2024
Vector Avtech WX-3 Prototype Car
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  • Classic Cars

The Vector Avtech WX-3 was arguably the most impressive American supercar of its time, featuring a mid-mounted engine capable of up to 1200 bhp,…

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For Sale: An American-Made Bocar XP-6 V8

Ben Branch August 10, 2024
Bocar XP-6 17
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  • Classic Cars

This is an original 1959 Bocar XP-6, a little-known American sports racing car developed by Bob Carnes in Lakewood, Colorado to challenge the dominant…

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For Sale: The Incredible Mathon V16-Powered Ford Hot Rod

Ben Branch August 9, 2024
Mathon V16 Ford Hot Rod
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  • Classic Cars

This is a Ford hot rod that’s powered by a unique V16 engine built by Al Mathon of Hicksville, New York. This engine is…

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There’s A 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback For Sale

Ben Branch August 8, 2024
1968 Shelby GT500
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  • Classic Cars

This is an original 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback, it’s one of 1,019 examples of the car built for that model year, and today it…

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