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A RUF Modified Porsche 911 – The 700 BHP Twin Turbo RUF RSR

Ben Branch March 4, 2019
RUF Modified Porsche 911 Rear Wing
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

The one-of-one “RUF RSR” as it’s become known over the past 30+ years was lauded in the book The World’s Fastest Cars in 1989….

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A Brief History of the GMC Motorhome – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch March 2, 2019
GMC Motorhome advertisement
  • American
  • Brief Histories
  • Classic Cars

Introduction: The GMC Motorhome The GMC Motorhome is a six-wheeled embodiment of the zeitgeist of its age – for those who did not live…

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1966 Shelby GT350 H – The Most Valuable Ex-Rental Car In The World

Ben Branch March 1, 2019
1966 Shelby GT350 H 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ford

We can unreservedly say that the Shelby GT350 H is the most desirable ex-rental car in history. They were created for a partnership between…

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The So-Cal Speed Shop Special Belly Tank Racer – The Lakester

Ben Branch February 28, 2019
SO-CAL Speed Shop Special Belly Tank Racer - The Lakester Front 3
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The So-Cal Speed Shop Special Belly Tank Racer, also known as a “Lakester”, was developed in the late 1940s using relatively primitive hot rod…

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Talbot Sunbeam Lotus – The Unlikely British World Rally Championship Winner

Ben Branch February 27, 2019
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Car
  • British
  • Classic Cars

  The Talbot Sunbeam Lotus was a hot hatch from the golden age of the genre that would go on to astonish the motor racing…

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Lego Ford Mustang Fastback – 1,471 Parts – 13″ Long – $149.99 USD

Ben Branch February 26, 2019
Lego Ford Mustang In Box
  • Classic Cars
  • Gadgets

The new Lego Ford Mustang model features 1,471 parts and measures in at 3” (10 cm) high, 13” (34cm) long and 5” (14 cm)…

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BMW 503 – The Car That Nearly Bankrupted BMW

Ben Branch February 25, 2019
BMW 503 Front
  • BMW
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 503 and its stablemate, the BMW 507, very nearly sunk the German automaker in the 1950s due to the runaway costs associated…

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1954 Kurtis 500KK SR-100 – A Rare American Road-Legal Racer

Ben Branch February 22, 2019
Kurtis-500KK-SR-100-Car-18
  • American
  • Classic Cars

The Kurtis 500KK was a road-going sports car developed by Frank Kurtis using much the same architecture under its bodywork as his Indianapolis 500…

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The Automotive Art of Revolicius

Ben Branch February 22, 2019
Beetlebus Main
  • Art
  • Classic Cars

Revolicius is a new automotive art company established by Stamatis Tsirdimos and operating out of Marathon in Greece. As with many of us Stamatis…

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The Glasspar G2 – The First Fibreglass-Bodied Production Car

Ben Branch February 20, 2019
Glasspar G2 Car Badge
  • American
  • Classic Cars

The Glasspar G2 is considered by many automotive historians to be the first production car with a fibreglass body, it was a major contributing factor…

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Ferrari 156 F1 Sharknose – 1:8th Scale Model – $8,460 USD

Ben Branch February 20, 2019
Ferrari 156 F1 Sharknose Engine
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Formula 1

The Ferrari 156 F1 “Sharknose” is remembered today as one of the most famous Formula 1 cars of its era, if not the most…

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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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