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This Is The First Apollo 3500 GT Spider – It’s 1 Of Only 5 Ever Made

Ben Branch October 3, 2019
Apollo 3500 GT Spider 2
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

  This is the first Apollo 3500 GT Spider that was ever built, just 5 Spider versions of the Apollo 3500 GT would be…

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A Rare Italian-American Corvette Rival – The 1968 Intermeccanica Italia

Ben Branch October 1, 2019
Intermeccanica Italia Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Intermeccanica Italia is a remarkable ’60s-era sports car designed and built by a small team of Americans and Italians all under the direction…

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America’s Ferrari Hunter – The Rare Apollo 3500 GT

Ben Branch September 28, 2019
Apollo 3500 GT Front
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Apollo 3500 GT is one of the most remarkable American GT cars of its age, it’s largely unknown by many due to its…

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The Police Interceptor V8-Powered 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet

Ben Branch September 27, 2019
1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ford

The Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet was Ford’s comeback king – a car built to reclaim the crown that had been taken by other…

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This Porsche Speedster Is The Best Porsche Project Car For Sale On Earth Right Now

Ben Branch September 21, 2019
Porsche Speedster Interior
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

As far as we can tell, this Porsche Speedster is the best Porsche project car for sale in the world at this moment. I…

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The Wild Volkswagen Beetle Outlaw “Death” by Franz Muhr

Ben Branch September 19, 2019
Volkswagen Beetle Outlaw Engine
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This Volkswagen Beetle Outlaw was built by Franz Muhr a little over 10 years ago using an abandoned Baja Bug project car. Muhr wanted…

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“The Rescues” Episode 1 – Austin A30 – A New YouTube Series

Ben Branch September 15, 2019
Car & Classic The Rescues - Austin A30
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is the first episode in a brand new YouTube series from the team at Car & Classic. It’s a refreshingly honest look at…

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The Ultra-Short Wheelbase Truck Chevrolet Never Built – A 5.7 Litre V8 C50 Restomod

Ben Branch September 14, 2019
Chevrolet C50 Truck
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Trucks like the Chevrolet C50 became so common on the streets of North America in the ’60s and ’70s they became an inexorable part…

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A Very Rare 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport

Ben Branch September 13, 2019
Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

The Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport is a rare variant of the 924 designed specifically for competition. It’s based on a steel unibody shell…

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Half Million Dollar Project Car: An Original 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7

Ben Branch September 6, 2019
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

The Porsche 911 Carrera RS was developed from the standard 911S to compete in the FIA Group 4 category. This category was more focussed on…

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22 Genuine Historic Rally Plates – All For Sale With Prices From £150 to £250

Ben Branch September 6, 2019
Vintage Rally Plates
  • Art
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rally

This is a selection of 22 of the historic rally plates up for sale as part of the H&H Classics auction due to end…

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A Brief History of the Austin-Healey Sprite – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch September 4, 2019
Austin-Healey Sprite Bugeye Vutaway
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Introduction The Austin-Healey Sprite’s most famous and perhaps most endearing feature was its uncanny resemblance to Kermit the Frog: and in fact both the…

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