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For Sale: Speed Racer Mach 5 Go-Kart – Fully Functional

Ben Branch July 27, 2019
Speed Racer Mach 5 Go-Kart
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Gadgets

If you’ve ever wanted your own fully drivable Speed Racer Mach 5 you may very well be in luck, as this example is coming…

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A One-Off Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake Designed By A Swede

Ben Branch July 24, 2019
Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake Rear
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  There’s little doubt that the Aston Martin Lagonda was one of the most controversial four-door car designs of its era, if not the…

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Saudi Arabian Desert Find: A Rare 1961 Maserati 5000 GT Coupe by Ghia

Ben Branch July 22, 2019
Maserati 5000 GT Front 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

The Maserati 5000 GT Coupe was built to fulfill an order dreamt up by the Shah of Persia, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He wanted a…

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Short Film: Discovering An Apollo Astronaut Corvette For Sale On A Used Car Lot For $3,230

Ben Branch July 21, 2019
Astronaut Corvette Astrovette 1
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This short film by Michael Brown of Corvette Nation tells the story of Corvette collector Danny Reed, and his greatest ever discovery – an…

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A 430 BHP Corvette-Engined Land Rover Series 2A

Ben Branch July 18, 2019
Land Rover Series 2A Corvette V8 Engine Grille
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Land Rover

When the Land Rover Series 2A was first released in 1961 the engineers behind it would have had no idea that almost 60 years…

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The Film Classic Car Poster by Rear View Prints – Can You Name Them All?

Ben Branch July 18, 2019
The Film Classic Car Poster by Rear View Prints
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Film Classic Car poster by Rear View Prints has quickly become one of their most popular designs, it features 15 iconic cars from…

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1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II – The Aston That Can’t Be Killed

Ben Branch July 15, 2019
Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This unique Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II is one of the most well-known surviving examples of its model line, it’s taken part in the…

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An Original Porsche Helicopter Engine – The Ultimate 356 Outlaw Engine Swap?

Ben Branch July 13, 2019
Porsche Helicopter Engine
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Porsche

It isn’t common knowledge that Porsche sold a significant number of modified 356 engines to the Americans for use in helicopters, including both the…

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For Sale: The Dalai Lama’s Own Personal Land Rover Series IIA

Ben Branch July 11, 2019
Land Rover Series 2A Grille
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Land Rover

This was His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama’s personal daily transportation for 10 years between 1966 and 1976 in Dharamsala, India. Although the Dalai…

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1:10th Scale Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Tamiya R/C Car

Ben Branch July 9, 2019
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Tamiya Remote Control Model
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Gadgets

This is the 1:10th scale Porsche 911 Carrera RSR R/C (remote control) car from Tamiya, it was carefully developed to closely match the now…

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The Shelby De Tomaso P70 – The Only One Ever Made

Ben Branch July 8, 2019
Shelby De Tomaso P70 Front 2
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

  The De Tomaso P70, later known as the Ghia DeTomaso, was a joint project between two independent icons of the motoring world –…

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No Ghosts – A 1935 Film About Chevrolet Chassis Design

Ben Branch July 7, 2019
No Ghosts - A 1935 Film About Chevrolet Chassis Design 2
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films

No Ghosts is a somewhat unusually named 1935 film about Chevrolet chassis design. The title of the film makes sense once you’ve seen it,…

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