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Dobbertin’s Nova

Ben Branch August 25, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Vintage

Many of us grew up in an era when car magazines ruled the four-wheeled world, a time when the word “digital” was only used to…

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Chris Evans’ Daimler SP250 Police Specification Roadster

Ben Branch August 18, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Rare

The Daimler SP250, originally known as the Daimler Dart, was a car that had a huge amount of potential. Most automotive historians will agree…

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The GM Firebird III Gas Turbine Car

Ben Branch August 16, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering

The General Motors Firebird lll gas turbine car was a concept developed in 1958 as a progression of the Firebird I and Firebird II…

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Auburn Speedster Barn Find

Ben Branch August 15, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The American answer to the lightning fast Bugatti, Bentley and Rolls-Royce automobiles coming out of Europe in the 1920s was the Auburn Speedster, a…

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Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 Rally Saloon

Ben Branch August 14, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Ford Lotus Cortina is one of the beloved two door saloon cars that petrolheads almost invariably love, much like the BMW 2002 and…

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Ferrari 275S/340 America Barchetta

Ben Branch August 13, 2015
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Just two Ferrari 275S Barchettas were built by Enzo and his legendary engineers in Maranello, it would be amongst the first models to wear…

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Monte Carlo Mini Poster

Ben Branch August 13, 2015
  • Art
  • British
  • Cars
  • Gear
  • Home

The iconic status of the Mini was forever set in stone when the little car won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. It was racing…

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing

Ben Branch August 11, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

Mercedes-Benz produced 1,400 300 SL Gullwings between 1954 and 1963, of this number just 29 were aluminium alloy bodied like the car you see…

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Toyota Land Cruiser FJ43

Ben Branch August 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The Toyota Land Cruiser is a 4×4 that started life as a Jeep clone during the Second World War, before taking on a life…

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Chevrolet Corvette L88 RED/NART Le Mans

Ben Branch August 7, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Vintage

I’m convinced that the third iteration of the Chevrolet Corvette, known informally as the C3, is one of the most beautiful cars to ever…

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Iconic Racing Car Posters by Arthur Schening

Ben Branch August 7, 2015
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Home
  • Style

Arthur Schening is an artist with a passion for vintage racing cars, we’ve featured his work on Silodrome before and it was hugely popular…

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Ferrari F40 LM

Ben Branch August 3, 2015
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ferrari
  • Luxury

The Ferrari F40 LM is almost certainly the most red-blooded example of what many consider to be the most red-blooded supercar ever made. Ferrari introduced…

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