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1 Of 6 Ever Made: The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III By James Young

Ben Branch June 17, 2021
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  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III bodied by James Young, just six of these were built by the British coachbuilder and when they…

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Ferrari 250 GTO Plain Body – The $70 Million Dollar Monster From Maranello

Ben Branch June 16, 2021
Ferrari 250 GTO
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

These remarkable images showcase the most expensive car in the world as no one has ever seen it before – with a plain white…

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The Most Beautiful Alfa Ever? The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Villa d’Este

Ben Branch June 15, 2021
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Villa d'Este 17
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

This is a 1951 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Villa d’Este, it’s undoubtably one of the most beautiful cars of its era and…

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GT40 Panamericano – The First GT40 To Race In La Carrera Panamericana

Ben Branch June 15, 2021
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  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

This article was written by the team at Driving La Carrera, Silodrome is an official launch partner of this film so please watch it…

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The Jerrari: A Ferrari-Jeep Wagoneer Combination From The 1960s

Ben Branch June 14, 2021
Jerrari-Ferrari-Jeep
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

The Jerrari is a vehicle that no logical person would build, it’s combination of a 1969 Ferrari 365 GT and a 1969 Jeep Wagoneer….

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The Unusual Saab Sonett II – A Two-Stroke Swedish Sports Car

Ben Branch June 13, 2021
Saab Sonett II
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

I sincerely doubt an article has ever been written about the Saab Sonett II without using the word “quirky,” as there are so few…

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1930s Morris Educational Film: Constructing A Car Engine

Ben Branch June 13, 2021
Morris Motors Factory Film 2
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This film dates from the 1930s, it was made by the Morris Motors Cine Dept. at Cowley to showcase their advanced (by the standards of…

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The Only One Ever Made: Rolls-Royce Phantom II Special Brougham By Brewster

Ben Branch June 12, 2021
Rolls-Royce Phantom II Special Brougham By Brewster
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design

The Rolls-Royce you see here is a one-off build that was tailor made for American architect C. Mathews Dick in the early 1930s by…

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For Sale: An Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI – A 490 BHP 1990s Touring Car Icon

Ben Branch June 11, 2021
Alfa Romeo 155 TI Touring Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

The Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI quickly became a legend in European touring car racing circles in the 1990s – various examples of the…

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Vintage Vanlife – A Restored Ford Thames 400E Dormobile Campervan

Ben Branch June 10, 2021
Ford Thames 400E Dormobile Campervan
  • British
  • Camping
  • Classic Cars

The Ford Thames 400E was released in 1957 to compete with similar vans built by the likes of Volkswagen, Bedford, Austin, and Morris. The…

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A Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer – The Brooklyn Commission

Ben Branch June 9, 2021
Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Singer Vehicle Design have been creating what are arguably the world’s greatest modified Porsche 911s since 2009. Best known simply as “Singer” the company…

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The Extraordinary Automotive Art Of Avakov Ilya

Ben Branch June 8, 2021
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the art of Avakov Ilya, a Red Dot award winning industrial designer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Art Industrial Academy…

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