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1935 Duesenberg SJ Convertible Coupé

Ben Branch March 5, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

This Dusenberg is an ’35 SJ Convertible Coupé with coachwork by Walker-LaGrande, it has a 320hp, 420 cubic inch DOHC i-line 8-cylinder engine with centrifugal supercharger, a 3-speed manual transmission…

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1970 Porsche 908/3

Ben Branch February 28, 2013
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Gulf colour scheme on this 1970 Porsche 908/3 makes it an instant favourite around this part of the internet, interestingly this is just the…

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The Projects: 1972 Chevrolet Camaro

Ben Branch February 27, 2013
  • American
  • Cars
  • Chevrolet
  • Project Vehicles
  • Vintage

The 1972 Chevrolet Camaro was almost the last one ever made due to severe strikes at the GM factory leading to 174 days of silence on the factory floor resulting in over 1,100 incomplete Camaros being sent to the knackers yard.

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1954 Pegaso Z-102 Series II Cabriolet by Saoutchik

Ben Branch February 26, 2013
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Style
  • Vintage

This is the only Saoutchik Cabriolet Pegaso Z-102 Series II ever made, the coachwork on the car is jaw-dropping from every angle and the fact that it’s fitted with a 165hp, 2,814 cc quad-overhead camshaft V-8 with a 2-barrel Weber carburettor implies that it has the legs to make it a hell of a fun drive.

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Steve McQueen’s Lola T70 MKIII B

Ben Branch February 22, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
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  • Retro
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This 1969 Lola T70 MKIII B is the descendant of the 1965 Lola T70, a car that was driven by Formula One and motorcycle…

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Moore Esprit

Ben Branch February 22, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Photography
  • Retro

Roger Moore was either the second or third best 007 depending on who you talk to, some think he was the all-time best but those people are idiots.

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Formula 1 Sidepod Keyring

Ben Branch February 21, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Gadgets
  • Parts
  • Rare

It isn’t every day you get the chance to buy a part from a real Formula 1 car for less than $25 USD..

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1951 Mercury Eight Convertible

Ben Branch February 20, 2013
  • American
  • Cars
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The 1951 Mercury Eight Convertible is a testament post-WWII automobile design in the United States, it was the first new car from Mercury after the war and it was a huge sales success right across the country.

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1966 Shelby 427 Cobra

Ben Branch February 19, 2013
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
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  • Retro
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  • Vintage

This 520hp 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra represents the automobile that the 9 year old boy who lives inside all of us wants to own, it’s bright red, it’s powered by a ridiculously large engine, it has tires with “Goodyear” painted on the side in large, friendly letters and…

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1956 Jaguar XK140 Fixedhead Coupe SE

Ben Branch February 14, 2013
  • British
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  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Jaguar XK140 is all to often overshadowed by its predecessor, the XK120. Jaguar launched the XK140 at the London Motor Show in late 1954…

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Young Enzo Ferrari

Ben Branch February 6, 2013
  • Art
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  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Photography
  • Style
  • Vintage

This beautiful old image shows Enzo Ferrari as a young man (on the left), he was racing in the 1920 Targa Florio in the hot seat of an A.L.F.A 40/60 HP.

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Porsche 550 NYC

Ben Branch February 5, 2013
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  • Cars
  • Convertibles
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Vintage

I’d love to know when this picture was taken, it’d probably be safe to guess mid to late 1950s.

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