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1961 Bedford CA Dormobile – The Iconic British Camper

Ben Branch February 14, 2019
Bedford CA Dormobile Camper Main
  • British
  • Classic Cars

The Bedford CA Dormobile camper provided thousands of middle class British families with their own mobile holiday homes in the 1950s and ’60s. Campers…

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Randy Grubb’s Latest Creation – The Magic Bus

Ben Branch February 11, 2019
Randy Grubb Magic Bus
  • American
  • Classic Cars

Randy Grubb is a custom car and motorcycle builder perhaps best known for being the man who built Jay Leno’s Tank Car. Grubb’s garage…

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A Brief History of the Volvo P1800 – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch February 11, 2019
Volvo P1800
  • Brief Histories
  • Classic Cars

Introduction: The Volvo “Chevy Corvette” That Wasn’t The story of the creation of the Volvo P1800 begins back in 1953 when Volvo co-founder and…

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Documentary: The Red Grifo – A Must-Watch Film

Ben Branch February 10, 2019
The Red Grifo Film
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Red Grifo is a remarkable 20 minute long documentary about the incredibly rare and much-loved Iso Grifo, an Italian sports GT car that…

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The Only One Ever Made – The 1968 Serenissima Ghia GT

Ben Branch February 8, 2019
Serenissima Ghia GT
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Serenissima Ghia GT is a one-off design penned by the great Tom Tjaarda, and conceived by Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata and Alejandro…

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Mazda RX-7 – The Twin-Turbo Rotary Powerhouse

Ben Branch February 7, 2019
Mazda RX-7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

The Mazda RX-7 is an immensely popular Japanese sports car that’s entirely unique among its contemporaries due to one key fact – it was…

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Is This The Perfect 911? – The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring

Ben Branch February 5, 2019
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring Engine 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

This is the Touring version of the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7, a car that still to this day is regarded by many as…

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A Brief History of the Porsche 912 – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch February 4, 2019
Porsche 912 Brochure 3
  • Brief Histories
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

Introduction: Porsche is Born Dr. Ferdinand Porsche had long dreamed of building high performance sports cars just as he had also dreamed of creating…

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The Fiat Dino Coupé – A Ferrari Homologation Special

Ben Branch February 1, 2019
Fiat Dino Coupé Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Fiat Dino coupé is the far more attainable sibling of the peerless Ferrari Dino, both cars shared the same engine and the same…

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An MV Agusta-Powered Tony Go Kart – 150cc Two-Stroke 4-Speed

Ben Branch January 31, 2019
MV Agusta Tony Go Kart
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

This MV Agusta Tony Go Kart is a remarkable piece of history, it’s a combination of two Italian icons from a time before either…

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German Mystery Wagon: A 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG

Ben Branch January 30, 2019
Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Mercedes-Benz

The exact origins of this 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG are unknown – it’s a mystery that many in the Mercedes community have tried…

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The House of Candy Drifter – A Land Rover-Inspired Traditional Wooden Car

Ben Branch January 29, 2019
House of Candy Drifter Land Rover Wooden Car 7
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

The House of Candy Drifter is a Land Rover-inspired wooden car built to a far more traditional style that most modern toy cars, it…

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