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Porsche 928 Cutaway

Ben Branch October 31, 2014
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Porsche

The Porsche 928 was originally developed as a replacement to the 911, and while many of us are exceedingly glad that this never eventuated,…

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1953 Austin-Healey 100 BN1

Ben Branch October 29, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Austin-Healey 100 BN1 originally started life as the Healey 100 – Donald Healey had designed and built a prototype and planned to produce…

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Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40

Ben Branch October 28, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40 is a famously tough 4×4 that bears close resemblance to its sibling, the petrol-powered FJ40. These two off-roaders are uncompromising, spartan…

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1966 Shelby Mustang GT350H Race Car

Ben Branch October 25, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Shelby Mustang GT350H is a fascinating chapter in muscle car history and it’s become a bit of an Ugly Duckling fairytale – there…

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1902 Renault Voiturette

Ben Branch October 20, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • French
  • Vintage

Renault was established in 1899 by the talented young French engineer Louis Renault, Louis partnered with his brothers Marcel and Fernand – Two men…

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Ford Cortina GT

Ben Branch October 15, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ford

The Ford Cortina GT was designed to be the in-house performance version of the popular Cortina – a car that had been developed to…

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Boss 429 Wallpaper

Ben Branch October 14, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Muscle Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Boss 429 Mustang was produced in 1969 and 1970 due to the homologation requirements of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. Ford needed something extraordinary…

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A Restored 1957 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery

Ben Branch October 9, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This pristine 1957 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery is a far cry from what we consider a delivery vehicle in the modern age – We’re…

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1973 Ferrari Dino 246GT

Ben Branch October 6, 2014
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari Dino 246GT was the second major model iteration in the Dino family, it addressed the complaints that had been made in some…

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Historic Racing Cars by ScheningCreative

Ben Branch October 6, 2014
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Home

This series of historic racing cars is a collection of prints by Arthur Schening of ScheningCreative, there are 21 in the series and I’ve only…

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Jaguar E-Type Series 1½ Roadster

Ben Branch October 4, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Jaguar E-Type you see here is a Series 1½ and as such, it’s a bit of an anomaly – it’s a Series 1…

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1925 Stanley Steamer

Ben Branch September 30, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Rare
  • Steam

The Stanley Steamer is the colloquial name given to the steam powered automobiles produced by Stanley Motor Carriage Company between 1902 and 1924, the…

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