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* Updated* Can You Help Identify This? A 1939 Ford Custom Roadster Mystery Car

Ben Branch May 12, 2021
1939 Ford Custom Roadster 1
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

*Update* – We now have the story on this car thanks to some remarkable sleuthing by the folks on Twitter. The car was built…

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A Highly-Detailed Fiat 1100 Driving School Cutaway Model

Ben Branch May 12, 2021
Fiat 1100 Driving School Cutaway Model By Werner Degener
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering

This unusual Fiat 1100 driving school model was made by Werner Degener to give driving students a detailed understanding of exactly how cars work…

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Kaiser Darrin – The World’s First Mass-Produced Fiberglass Bodied Sports Car

Ben Branch May 11, 2021
Kaiser Darrin
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced…

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For Sale: A Lada Riva Sedan – The Soviet Union’s Workhorse

Ben Branch May 11, 2021
Lada Riva Russian Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

In the West our knowledge of cars from behind the Iron Curtain is often lacking, largely due to lack of exposure or first hand…

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Full Film: Master Hands – A Detailed Look At Chevrolet Manufacturing In Pre-WWII America

Ben Branch May 9, 2021
Master Hands Chevrolet Film 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films

This is the first 4K resolution scan of Master Hands, a film described as a classic capitalist realist drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolet automobiles…

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Barn Find: A Rare Lotus Elan +2 130S/5 “John Player Special”

Ben Branch May 7, 2021
Lotus Elan +2 10
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of just 115 examples of the “John Player Special” version of the Lotus Elan +2 130S/5 that were finished in the…

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For Sale: The First Lancia Rally 037 Group B Prototype

Ben Branch May 6, 2021
Lancia Rally 037 Prototype Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Rally

The car you see here was the first and most significant prototype made for the Lancia Rally 037, a vehicle with significant historic significance…

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Affordable Time Machine – A DeLorean DMC-12 With Just 6,000 Miles On The Odometer

Ben Branch May 5, 2021
DeLorean DMC-12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original 1982 DeLorean DMC-12, it’s fitted with the desirable 5-speed manual transmission and amazingly it has accumulated just 6,000 miles since…

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For Sale: A Goggomobil Cutaway Engine

Ben Branch May 3, 2021
Goggomobil Cutaway Engine 5
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a Goggomobil cutaway engine, it’s had parts cut out to show the internal workings, probably either for mechanic training or public display…

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The Fiat Dino – A Fiat With A Ferrari Formula 2 Engine

Ben Branch May 1, 2021
Fiat Dino 15
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The story behind the Fiat Dino is legendary. It’s a car that only exists because of a rule change for Formula 2 racing in…

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A Porsche-Diesel Super 319 “Volks Schlepper” Tractor – $20,000+ USD

Ben Branch April 30, 2021
Porsche-Diesel Super Tractor
  • Classic Cars
  • Off Road

Finding a restored 1960s-era Porsche for sale with a projected price of between $20,000 and $30,000 USD isn’t something we’ve typically seen for decades,…

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Porsche 924 Carrera GTR – 1 Of 17 Factory-Built Examples

Ben Branch April 29, 2021
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 13
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

The Porsche 924 Carrera GTR is remembered today as the ultimate iteration of the 924 thanks to its turbocharged inline-four cylinder engine that was…

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