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Who is your Chassis and What Does it Do?

Ben Branch October 25, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Racing

/ENGINEERED is a new technical series by the talented team behind /DRIVE, this episode is titled Who is your Chassis and What Does it…

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1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1

Ben Branch October 24, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Jaguar
  • Vintage

Jaguar introduced the E-Type in 1961 – It was a car with sweeping lines that was faster than any contemporary road-going Ferrari at half…

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Donald Healey’s Personal Austin-Healey 100S Coupe

Ben Branch October 22, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

In 1953 Donald Healey asked Gerry Coker, his chief designer, to design two hard-top/coupe versions of the popular Austin-Healey 100. The two designs were…

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1956 Ferrari 290 MM

Ben Branch October 21, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The Ferrari 290 MM you see here is likely to match or surpass the record for the most valuable car in history when it…

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The Wing Man – Robin Herd

Ben Branch October 18, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Formula 1

The Wing Man is a short film from McLaren that was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Robin Herd joining Bruce McLaren’s racing…

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1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

Ben Branch October 16, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is one of the most collectible cars ever produced, just 19 were made and their values have been…

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1963 Shelby Cobra 289

Ben Branch October 14, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

The story of the Shelby Cobra has become so deeply ingrained into the psyche of automotive devotees on both sides of the Atlantic that…

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1970 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

Ben Branch October 12, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder is an American/Italian sportscar that was produced in very limited numbers, it’s thought that less than 500 were built in…

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Volkswagen 21 Window Samba

Ben Branch October 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Rare
  • Retro

The 21 Window Volkswagen Samba was the most luxurious version of the iconic Type 2 Microbus, it was offered in both 23 and 21…

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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

Ben Branch October 2, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Vintage

The second generation Corvette was introduced in 1963, it was a substantial update over the original 10 year old design and for the first…

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1937 Morgan Three-Wheeler

Ben Branch September 30, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

H.F.S. Morgan debuted his first three-wheeled cyclecar design at the 1911 Olympia Motor Exhibition, he had previously built a little single seat three-wheeler for…

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1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 L78

Ben Branch September 28, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 L78 was a 375 horsepower version of the 396 cubic inch V8, it was the second highest spec that…

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