You Can Now Buy The Fastest Porsche 962 Ever Built
This is thought to be the fastest Porsche 962 ever built – chassis 962-108. Legendary racing driver Derek Bell drove the car to victory at the 1989 Daytona 24 Hours, and he would later…
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1958 Ice Speedster – A Continental Aircraft Engine Powered Snow Plane
At first glance this 1958 Ice Speedster looks like a prop from one of the original Star Wars films. In fact I wouldn’t be at all surprised if George Lucas had encountered one and…
A Quick History of the Shelby Cobra
Written by Jon Branch Introduction – A Quick History of the Shelby Cobra The motto of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment is “Who Dares Wins”. The story of Carroll Shelby and the Shelby Cobra…
The Incredible Automotive Art of Kirsten Williamson
Kirsten Williamson Kirsten Williamson was already a talented artist when she happened upon a James Bond exhibition in London in 2014, as she strolled through the exhibit looking over film memorabilia, props, posters, and…
The German Giant Killer – An Original Porsche 550A Spyder
The Porsche 550A Spyder has a well-earned reputation for being a giant killer – it took on and handily defeated far more powerful cars including the likes of the 3-litre Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and Maserati 300S,…
The Berardini Bros 1932 Ford 404 Jr. Hot Rod – King of the 1/4 Mile
Under the hood of the Berardini Bros 1932 Ford was a Flathead V8 so dominant on the 1/4 mile drag strips of the LA-area in the 1950s that the very sound of it would…
The Only One Ever Made – This Is The Dean Jeffries Porsche 356
A couple of years later in 1957, Dean Jeffries set about customizing a Porsche 356A Carrera GS he’d bought secondhand, he wanted to showcase his abilities as a body-man as well as a painter, and he knew the best way to do this was to create a show car.
The 425 HP Scarbo SVF1 Prototype Is For Sale
The Scarbo SVF1 Although the Scarbo SVF1 Prototype looks like a ’60s Formula 1 car, it’s actually an entirely modern creation, fitted with a 425 hp GM Performance all-aluminum LS1 6.2 litre V8 and weighing…
Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 Zagato – The “Affordable” Zagato
The Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 Zagato is the fastest and most powerful Fulvia ever made thanks to the 1.6 liter HF engine fitted where the smaller 1.3 liter engine had been in the earlier…
Unadulterated Jet-Age Styling – The Plymouth Asimmetrica Roadster
The Plymouth Asimmetrica Roadster was designed as a production car, despite its concept car looks – it was initially planned that 25 would be made, however just two were completed by the time production…
The Car Used In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Is For Sale – A Modena GT Spyder California
The car used in the seminal 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is widely thought to be a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. This is because it looks an awful lot like one, and because…
The Lancia Stratos HF – The King of ’70s Rally
The Lancia Stratos was the first car designed specifically for top flight rally competition – developed by the all-Italian dream team of Lancia, Nuccio Bertone, and Marcello Gandini, with engines supplied by Ferrari. We…