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1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 Super Duty

Ben Branch September 11, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Muscle Cars
  • Retro

The 455 Super Duty version of the 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is widely considered to be the last of the original high-performance muscle…

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For Sale: Roger Moore’s Lamborghini Islero S

Ben Branch September 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Lamborghini Islero S is a car with extraordinary DNA, it’s fitted with a V12 developed by Giotto Bizzarrini (the father of the Ferrari…

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1982 Ford Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupe

Ben Branch September 5, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Retro

In 1982 Ford built three Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupes to promote the IMSA racing Mustangs that were competing in major North American endurance…

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Porsche 356A Carrera 1500 GS

Ben Branch September 3, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Vintage

Amongst the early road-going Porsches one of the most desirable models is the updated “A” specification 356 fitted with the highly successful Type 547/1…

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Amilcar C6 Voiturette

Ben Branch September 1, 2015
  • Cars
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Amilcar was a small French cyclecar and automobile manufacturer that operated between 1921 to 1940, the name was a contraction of the founders names…

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BMW Poster Series by Manual Designs

Ben Branch August 29, 2015
  • Art
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Retro

Manual Designs is a boutique automotive poster company run by Christopher Holewski, each of the pieces is created from a stencil created by Holewski…

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For Sale: The Maserati Boomerang

Ben Branch August 28, 2015
  • Cars
  • Concept
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Vintage

The Maserati Boomerang is undoubtably one of the most important concept cars of the 20th century, it’s revolutionary wedge shape would go on to…

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Bizzarrini Strada

Ben Branch August 27, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

Giotto Bizzarrini is an engineer and test driver that many have never heard of, and I suspect that Bizzarrini himself prefers it this way….

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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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