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Mid-Engined 1963 Chevrolet Corvette

Ben Branch March 19, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Luxury

The Chevrolet Corvette is a car that’s about 40 years overdue for a mid-engine layout. I’m sure the purists will wail and fling their…

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1944 Willys Jeep

Ben Branch March 18, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Design
  • Military
  • Off Road

The story behind the creation of the Jeep is a fascinating one, in fact it’d make an excellent film if we could somehow convince…

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Documentary: The Road To Monte Carlo

Ben Branch March 15, 2015
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally

The Road To Monte Carlo is a 1960 documentary film about the legendary Rallye Monte Carlo – a race only marginally less famous than…

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AC Cobra 289

Ben Branch March 14, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Carroll Shelby’s AC Cobra is the car that put him on the map as a builder of custom racing machines, he was already a…

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Porsche 912

Ben Branch March 13, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Vintage

The Porsche 912 is a car that’s lived in the shadow of its larger brother, the 911, since before it was even available for…

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Ferrari 400 Superamerica

Ben Branch March 12, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 400 Superamerica was the luxurious follow-on model from the 410 Superamerica, as is often the case with Ferrari the 400 and 410…

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Triumph TR7 Cutaway Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 10, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Retro

The Triumph TR7 represented a paradigm shift in design for Triumph, construction began in late 1974 for early 1975 deliveries in the USA –…

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Maserati 200SI

Ben Branch March 7, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Maserati’s 200SI was a car developed with very large shoes to fill, it was to be the replacement for the popular and successful A6GC6,…

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Mazda Cosmo 110S

Ben Branch March 6, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Mazda Cosmo 110S was the first rotary-engined car to roll out of the Japanese marque’s factory, it was dressed in a jet-age inspired…

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A Beautiful Dark Blue Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

Ben Branch March 4, 2015
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Intermeccanica (or more correctly, Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica) is an automobile company with an extraordinary history – it was founded by the American couple Frank…

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BMW 2002 Turbo

Ben Branch February 28, 2015
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • German
  • Vintage

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the first European production car to be fitted with a turbo, paving the way for cars like the Porsche…

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The Lady Racing Drivers of Brooklands

Ben Branch February 26, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Women

The significant influence had by women on motor racing, especially in the formative years of the sport, has been largely forgotten and even swept…

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