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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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Supercharged MG ND Magnette Racer

Ben Branch February 26, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

Only 24 MG ND Magnettes were built, all were made in 1934 and all were characterised by their MG K2 bodies installed on the…

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Ferrari BB 512

Ben Branch February 24, 2015
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

Ferrari produced the Berlinetta Boxer series between 1973 and 1984, they were all powered by mid-mounted flat-12 engines and many of the styling cues…

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Race For Survival: The 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally

Ben Branch February 22, 2015
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally

The 1984 Paris-Dakar was a seminal year for the annual race, Porsche made their first appearance with the 953/991 – a car that would…

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1970 Nissan Fairlady Z 432

Ben Branch February 21, 2015
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Although the Nissan Fairlady Z 432 may look a lot like its far more common stablemate the 240Z, they’re actually two quite different motor…

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Shelby Series 1

Ben Branch February 20, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Rare
  • Shelby

The Shelby Series 1 is a car that holds a special place in the annals of American automobile manufacturing – it was the first…

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Caterham Seven 620 R

Ben Branch February 19, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing

The Seven 620 R is listed by Caterham as being the fastest road car they’ve ever made – and the only reason they stipulated…

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Original Ferrari Blueprints

Ben Branch February 19, 2015
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian

This set of three Ferrari blueprints are due to sell (individually) at the Amelia Island Auction on the 12th of March 2015, although not…

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A Last Look At The Land Rover Defender Production Line

Ben Branch February 18, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover
  • Off Road

The news that the Land Rover Defender would not be continued for the 2016 model year has left many marque enthusiasts in a state…

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Jaguar D-Type

Ben Branch February 17, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The D-Type Jaguar is an excellent example of what happens when you take an aeronautical engineer and have him design you a racing car….

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