Project Car: Cord 812 SC Phaeton – An American Design Icon
The Cord 812 SC Phaeton, and its non-supercharged sibling the 810, have been held up as possibly the best examples of American automobile design…
Classic Cars
A Flat 6 Love Affair – The Incredible Work of Bart Kuykens
A Flat 6 Love Affair was written by regular Silodrome contributing writer Marc Goldbaum. When it comes to Porsche there are more than a…
The Wishbone by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth – A VW-Engined One-Off Custom Car
The Wishbone is a custom car built by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth in 1967, it proved to be a disaster for him and his…
Bill Thomas Cheetah #4 – The Race Car Designed In Chalk On A Garage Floor
The Bill Thomas Cheetah has become an unlikely success story, the car was first designed as a concept car of sorts for Chevrolet who…
Short Film: South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa – Dargle to Dargle
South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa is a short film that tells the story of Jethro Bronner’s journey across the length of…
1971 Vauxhall Firenza “Old Nail” ex-Gerry Marshall Race & Championship Winner
This is one of the most famous examples of the Vauxhall Firenza in existence, if not the most famous outright. Nicknamed “Old Nail” this is…
Barn Find: 1973 Jensen Interceptor – 7.2 Litre V8 British Muscle Car Project
The Jensen Interceptor was built by the relatively small company out of their West Bromwich factory to compete with the likes of the Aston…
A Rare American Sports Car – The Woodill Wildfire
The Woodill Wildfire is considered by many to be the first production fibreglass sports car in the world, it was very nearly mass-produced by…
The Only One Ever Made: The Plymouth Road Runner Rapid Transit
This is the 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Rapid Transit, it’s the only one ever made and today it stands as a high watermark for…
Barn Find: 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback
It’s hard to imagine what it must be like to walk up to a rickety old barn in the Texas countryside and see the…
An Immaculate Porsche 356 Speedster Outlaw
The Porsche 356 Speedster is one of the most beloved Porsches of all time, in fact it’s probably one of the most beloved roadsters…
1986 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo / 1 – The Fastest Four Door Car In The World in 1986
The BMW Alpina B7 Turbo/1 was the fastest four-door saloon car in the world from 1984 to 1987, largely thanks to its heavily modified…