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Ford Capri – Mark I, II and III: Silodrome Buying Guides

Jon Branch February 27, 2024
Ford Capri Mark III
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Ford Capri was created to become Ford’s “Pony Car” for the British and European markets – it was to be a mini Ford…

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The Triumph TR5: Silodrome Buying Guides

Jon Branch February 25, 2024
Triumph TR5
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Triumph TR5 features body styling by Michelotti which is at once delicately beautiful and yet somehow also purposeful. The TR5 is regarded by…

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650 BHP Supercharged Land Rover Defender Pick Up Truck

Ben Branch February 24, 2024
Land Rover Defender Pick Up Truck 19
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is almost certainly the most powerful, and possibly the most ludicrous, Land Rover Defender we’ve ever featured. It was built by 3R Automotive…

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A Rare 1970 MkII Manta Ray Beach Buggy

Ben Branch February 22, 2024
Manta Ray Beach Buggy
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of the few surviving examples of the Manta Ray Beach Buggy, it’s a MkII variant from 1970 with a design based…

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For Sale: A Recently Built Range Rover Dakar Rally Racer

Ben Branch February 21, 2024
Range Rover Dakar Classic Racer
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Rally

This is a 1980 Range Rover V8 that was painstakingly rebuilt into a competitive rally car by Roberto Rettani – an experienced race car…

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1980 Ford Pinto “Cruising Wagon” Rallye Pack 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 20, 2024
Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon Rallye Pack
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  • Classic Cars

This is a 1980 Ford Pinto “Cruising Wagon” with the rare Rallye Pack option and a 4-speed manual transmission. These wagons are hard to…

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Warehouse Discovery: The 1968 Kershaw “Cruiseaire” Toronado Limousine

Ben Branch February 18, 2024
Kershaw Cruiseaire
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Kershaw “Cruiseaire,” it was built in 1968 on the chassis of an Oldsmobile Toronado as a new kind of limousine and/or…

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Retro Adventure Wagon: A 1973 Toyota Hilux Chinook Camper 4×4

Ben Branch February 17, 2024
Toyota Hilux Chinook Pop-Up Camper 4×4
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 1973 Toyota Hilux Chinook that’s been converted into a retro pop-up camper with a four-wheel drive conversion, a 5.3 liter Vortec…

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Aircraft Hangar Find: A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 16, 2024
Chevrolet Corvette Project Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1963 Chevrolet Corvette is now being offered for sale on eBay after spending many years sitting under a layer of dust at the…

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The Troy Roadster: A Fascinating American Low-Volume Production Car

Ben Branch February 14, 2024
Troy Roadster By 7Fifteen Motorworks
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  • Classic Cars

This is the Troy Roadster, there can be little argument that it’s one of the most sensational American cars currently in low-volume production. It’s…

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For Sale: An Air-Cooled Wombat

Ben Branch February 13, 2024
Wombat Kit Car
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a Wombat, it looks like the kid brother of the Humvee but it has no relation to it – it’s one of…

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Rare Prototype For Sale: A 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X

Ben Branch February 12, 2024
Holden Torana GTR-X Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the only Holden GTR-X in private hands anywhere in the world, it’s one of only two surviving prototypes, and it’s now being…

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