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Kaiser Darrin – The World’s First Mass-Produced Fiberglass Bodied Sports Car

Ben Branch May 11, 2021
Kaiser Darrin
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced fiberglass-bodied sports car in the world, meaning of course that…

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For Sale: A Lada Riva Sedan – The Soviet Union’s Workhorse

Ben Branch May 11, 2021
Lada Riva Russian Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

In the West our knowledge of cars from behind the Iron Curtain is often lacking, largely due to lack of exposure or first hand experience. The car you see here is the Lada 2107,…

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Full Film: Master Hands – A Detailed Look At Chevrolet Manufacturing In Pre-WWII America

Ben Branch May 9, 2021
Master Hands Chevrolet Film 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films

This is the first 4K resolution scan of Master Hands, a film described as a classic capitalist realist drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolet automobiles from the foundry to the finished vehicles rolling out of…

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Barn Find: A Rare Lotus Elan +2 130S/5 “John Player Special”

Ben Branch May 7, 2021
Lotus Elan +2 10
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of just 115 examples of the “John Player Special” version of the Lotus Elan +2 130S/5 that were finished in the same black and gold “JPS” livery as the Lotus Formula…

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For Sale: The First Lancia Rally 037 Group B Prototype

Ben Branch May 6, 2021
Lancia Rally 037 Prototype Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Rally

The car you see here was the first and most significant prototype made for the Lancia Rally 037, a vehicle with significant historic significance due to the fact that it was the first car…

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Affordable Time Machine – A DeLorean DMC-12 With Just 6,000 Miles On The Odometer

Ben Branch May 5, 2021
DeLorean DMC-12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original 1982 DeLorean DMC-12, it’s fitted with the desirable 5-speed manual transmission and amazingly it has accumulated just 6,000 miles since new. It’s being offered for sale with a price guide…

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For Sale: A Goggomobil Cutaway Engine

Ben Branch May 3, 2021
Goggomobil Cutaway Engine 5
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a Goggomobil cutaway engine, it’s had parts cut out to show the internal workings, probably either for mechanic training or public display for promotional purposes. The engine itself is an air-cooled, parallel…

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The Fiat Dino – A Fiat With A Ferrari Formula 2 Engine

Ben Branch May 1, 2021
Fiat Dino 15
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The story behind the Fiat Dino is legendary. It’s a car that only exists because of a rule change for Formula 2 racing in the late 1960s, which after much wheeling and dealing with…

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A Porsche-Diesel Super 319 “Volks Schlepper” Tractor – $20,000+ USD

Ben Branch April 30, 2021
Porsche-Diesel Super Tractor
  • Classic Cars
  • Off Road

Finding a restored 1960s-era Porsche for sale with a projected price of between $20,000 and $30,000 USD isn’t something we’ve typically seen for decades, not since the popularity of older air-cooled cars from Stuttgart…

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Porsche 924 Carrera GTR – 1 Of 17 Factory-Built Examples

Ben Branch April 29, 2021
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 13
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

The Porsche 924 Carrera GTR is remembered today as the ultimate iteration of the 924 thanks to its turbocharged inline-four cylinder engine that was turning out 375 bhp in race trim – enough to…

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The AMC Spirit AMX – The Gremlin’s Handsome Younger Brother

Ben Branch April 25, 2021
AMC Spirit AMX
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a first year AMC Spirit AMX from 1979, this was the high-performance version of the then-new AMC Spirit – a compact car capable of good fuel efficiency that could still fit the…

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Ferrari 400 GTi – Originally Owned By Piero Ferrari

Ben Branch April 23, 2021
Ferrari 400 GTi-5
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari

This 1983 Ferrari 400 GTi is unusual for a couple of reasons, it was ordered new with a 5-speed manual transmission (most were automatics), and the man who ordered it was Piero Ferrari –…

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