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Buick Riviera First Generation Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch October 1, 2020
Buick Riviera
  • American
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Buick Riviera: An American Facel Vega The Buick Riviera was created to be an American performance car: a pure bred American answer to…

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The Only One Ever Made: A 1965 Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom

Ben Branch September 29, 2020
Lotus Cortina Custom
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  As far as we can tell this is the only Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate in the world, this is largely because Lotus…

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Documentary: “27” – A 1953 Porsche 356 America Coupe Reunited Its 93-Year-Old Original Owner

Ben Branch September 27, 2020
Porsche 356 Film
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Porsche

  “27” is a wonderful 8 minute film about a unique Porsche 356 America coupe and its history with its first owners in 1953…

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Project Car: The Spydersport Maxton GT Prototype – $12,000 USD

Ben Branch September 26, 2020
Spydersport Maxton GT Prototype Car
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles

  This is the original prototype of the Spydersport Maxton GT, a high-perfomance sports car that was developed in England back in the early 1990s…

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Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic – The Most Beautiful Car Ever Made?

Ben Branch September 25, 2020
Ghia Supersonic Tail Lights
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Italian

This is one of just 15 Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonics that were built, the Supersonic design was penned by Giovanni Savonuzzi for an Alfa Romeo…

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The Long Lost 1973 World Rally Championship A110 1800 Gr. IV – Discovered and Restored by alpineLAB

Ben Branch September 24, 2020
Alpine A110 Rally AlpineLAB 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rally

  The car you see here was one of the original Alpine A110s that contested and ultimately won the inaugural World Rally Championship (WRC)…

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Morgan 3-Wheeler EVS Junior – An Electric Car You Can Afford (But Not Fit Inside)

Ben Branch September 24, 2020
Morgan EVS Junior 3-Wheeler
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

  The Morgan EVS Junior is a 3-wheeler for kids based on the design of the full-scale Morgan EV3 that was announced in 2016….

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The Iso Grifo – A Rare 435 hp Italian/American Ferrari Rival

Ben Branch September 22, 2020
Iso Grifo Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

  The Iso Grifo is an Italian high-performance GT car with an American heart – the name “Grifo” means “Griffin” in English – the…

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Aden’s Hot Rod by Retromotive Magazine

Ben Branch September 21, 2020
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Hot Rods

Aden Jacobi rummages through drawer after drawer brimming with artwork that should be framed and mounted on the walls. ‘I’ve got a unique filing system, really should sort this out one day.’

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VW Beetle Club Chair by The Rag and Bone Man

Ben Branch September 18, 2020
VW Beetle Chair
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Furniture
  • Home

  This is the Beetle Club Chair by The Rag and Bone Man, a company founded by British couple Lizzie and Paul who specialise…

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An Immaculately Restored Datsun 240Z – The Original Nissan Z Car

Ben Branch September 17, 2020
Datsun 240Z
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

  The Datsun 240Z is one of the most popular, and arguably one of the most important, Japanese cars of its era. With the…

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Lotus Esprit – The Four Cylinder Buying Guide – S1, S2, S3, S4.

Jon Branch September 17, 2020
Lotus Esprit Brochure 1
  • British
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  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Background: The Four Cylinder Lotus Esprits The Lotus Esprit was created as a car that would transform Lotus from being a kit car and…

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