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Jensen Interceptor SP – The Fastest Road-Legal Car Ever Built By Jensen

Ben Branch January 24, 2021
Jensen Interceptor SP 10
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The Jensen Interceptor SP has the unusual distinction of being the quickest Interceptor ever built by Jensen in their factory near Birmingham. The Interceptor…

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The Famous Holman Moody Mustang Raced By Cristobal “Batman” Galjuf In South America

Ben Branch January 22, 2021
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  The Mustang you’re looking at here has South American DNA running through its veins, it was built at the Ford Motor Company’s factory in…

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The Chevrolet Corvette First Generation (C1) Buying Guide

Jon Branch January 20, 2021
Chevrolet Corvette C1 first generation
  • Buying Guides
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The Inspiration For The Corvette – Blame the British? The people who, I think, were responsible for the inspiration of the Chevrolet Corvette, were…

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Station Wagon Sleeper: A 300 hp 5.5 Litre V8 Mercedes-Benz 560 TEL Estate Custom

Ben Branch January 19, 2021
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  This is one of the most discreet sleepers we’ve seen in recent memory, it was built by Hamburg-based coachbuilding outfit Caro International GmBH…

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The Tamiya Lotus Super 7 Series II 1:24 Scale Kit

Ben Branch January 18, 2021
Tamiya Lotus Super 7 Series II
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  This is the Tamiya Lotus Super 7 Series II, a 1:24 scale model of a car with one of the longest production runs in…

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A Pulse Jet Powered Jaguar S-Type by Bob “The Rocketman” Maddox

Ben Branch January 15, 2021
Pulse-Jet-Jaguar-S-Type-Jesse-James
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  Bob “The Rocketman” Maddox is one of the most interesting people in the world of custom vehicle creation. He has single-handedly advanced pulse jet…

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The BMW 2002 Turbo – The First Turbocharged BMW Production Car

Ben Branch January 14, 2021
BMW 2002 Turbo
  • BMW
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  The BMW 2002 Turbo was the fastest and most desirable version of what was arguably the Bavarian automakers most important fast saloon car…

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Paul Walker’s 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 FAM

Ben Branch January 13, 2021
Shelby Cobra 427 Paul Walker
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  This 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 is one of just two special “FAM” edition vehicles that were built, it was personally ordered by Carroll…

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Iso Grifo 7 Litri – A Rare Italian GT Car Capable Of 186 MPH

Ben Branch January 12, 2021
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  • Classic Cars

  The Iso Grifo 7 Litri was to be one of the fastest road-legal production cars of its time, with a claimed top speed…

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The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend – 1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Documentary

Ben Branch January 10, 2021
The Black Ghost - Street Racing Legend
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The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend is a new documentary from the American Historic Vehicle Association about a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE ordered…

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A Rare Factory-Red Jaguar D-Type – Britain’s Le Mans-Dominating Supercar

Ben Branch January 9, 2021
Jaguar D-Type Racing Car
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  The Jaguar D-Type is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was a car designed using some cutting edge aircraft technology (in…

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The Baldwin Motion Phase III Camaro – A Rare Street-Legal 525 hp 1/4 Mile Killer

Ben Branch January 8, 2021
Baldwin Motion Phase III Camaro
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  The cars built by Baldwin Motion were among the fastest semi-production cars in the United States in the ’60s and ’70s, they were…

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