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Garage Find After 50 Years: A Facel Vega HK500 – “The French Rolls-Royce”

Ben Branch April 12, 2023
Facel Vega HK500 Garage Find
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 The Facel Vega HK500 was released in 1959 as a substantial upgrade over the earlier Facel Vega FVS. The HK500 was a luxury grand touring…

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The Howe & Howe Ripsaw From “Fast And Furious 8” Is For Sale

Ben Branch April 11, 2023
Howe-Howe-Ripsaw-Fast-And-Furious-8
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This is the Howe & Howe Ripsaw that was used in both Fast and Furious 8: The Fate of the Furious and in the GI…

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The Drivable 1:2 Scale Harrington 250 California Spyder

Ben Branch April 10, 2023
Harrington 250 California Spyder
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This is the Harrington 250 California Spyder, it’s a minicar that can accommodate either one adult or two children, it has a steel chassis, independent coil over…

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For Sale: A Porsche 944 “Safari Rally Specification” By Rindt Vehicle Design

Ben Branch April 9, 2023
Porsche 944 Safari Rally Specification
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This is a Porsche 944 that’s been converted to Safari-specification by the team of specialists over at Rindt Vehicle Design, with increased ground clearance thanks to…

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A Rare 4×4 Volkswagen Syncro Kombi 16″

Ben Branch April 8, 2023
Volkswagen Syncro
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The Volkswagen Syncro was a series of 4×4 vans developed by the German automaker in collaboration with the four-wheel drive experts over at Steyr-Daimler-Puch….

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For Sale: A Street-Legal “Pulse Autocycle” From 1985

Ben Branch April 7, 2023
Pulse Autocycle 4
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The Pulse Autocycle is one of the more unusual of the low-volume American production cars, it was developed by an aircraft designer to offer…

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Porsche 356 Sculpture #001 by Stephan Dufour

Ben Branch April 7, 2023
Porsche 356 Sculpture by Stephan Dufour
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This is Porsche 356 Sculpture #001 by artist Stephan Dufour, it’s made from black resin that’s been polished to a high-gloss finish and it’s being…

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The Kaiser Darrin – “A Forgotten American Sports Car”

Ben Branch April 6, 2023
Kaiser Darrin
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The 1954 Kaiser Darrin you see here is number 281 of the 435 that were made, it was an innovative car with a lightweight…

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The Fiat 238 Van From “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” Is For Sale

Ben Branch April 5, 2023
Fiat 238 Van Indiana Jones
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This is said to be one of three Fiat 238 vans that were used during the filming of Indiana Jones and the Dial of…

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39 Years In Storage: An Original NOS Porsche 953 4×4 Drivetrain

Ben Branch April 5, 2023
Porsche 953 Drivetrain 4x4
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This is a “new old stock” 4×4 drivetrain from the original batch of Porsche 953 vehicles and spares that were built to compete in…

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An Original Supercharged 1967 Shelby GT350

Ben Branch April 4, 2023
Supercharged Shelby GT350 Mustang -_-20
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Just 35 examples of the Shelby GT350 were factory-fitted with a Paxton supercharger in 1967, they were internally marked as the “Cobra Supercharger,” and they…

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The Glasspar G2: The Most Important American Car You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Ben Branch April 3, 2023
Glasspar G2 11
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The Glasspar G2 was unveiled in 1951, making it the first low-volume production fiberglass car in history and beating the Corvette to market by a full two…

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