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1953 Cunningham Continental C3

Ben Branch April 29, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian
  • Vintage

The Cunningham Continental C3 is an American car that was built in exceedingly limited numbers in 1952 and ’53 for Briggs Cunningham – the…

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Porsche 911 RS Lightweight

Ben Branch April 28, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing

Porschephiles around the world will often point to the Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight as the perfect iteration of the model – its…

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Lamborghini Miura P400 S

Ben Branch April 16, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The story of the founding of Lamborghini is almost as famous as the cars produced by the exotic Italian automaker. A significantly condensed version would…

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Ferrari 212 Export

Ben Branch March 24, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 212 Export was the successor to the hugely successful Ferrari 166, it went on to become an outright winner in many of…

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Ferrari 400 Superamerica

Ben Branch March 12, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 400 Superamerica was the luxurious follow-on model from the 410 Superamerica, as is often the case with Ferrari the 400 and 410…

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Maserati 200SI

Ben Branch March 7, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Maserati’s 200SI was a car developed with very large shoes to fill, it was to be the replacement for the popular and successful A6GC6,…

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Mazda Cosmo 110S

Ben Branch March 6, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Mazda Cosmo 110S was the first rotary-engined car to roll out of the Japanese marque’s factory, it was dressed in a jet-age inspired…

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Supercharged MG ND Magnette Racer

Ben Branch February 26, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

Only 24 MG ND Magnettes were built, all were made in 1934 and all were characterised by their MG K2 bodies installed on the…

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Original Ferrari Blueprints

Ben Branch February 19, 2015
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian

This set of three Ferrari blueprints are due to sell (individually) at the Amelia Island Auction on the 12th of March 2015, although not…

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The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

Ben Branch February 8, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Vintage

The Golden Age of the British Sports Car is a BBC documentary about the post-WWII success of the small, light and nimble two-seaters rolling…

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Austin-Healey 100S

Ben Branch February 6, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Austin-Healey 100S was created by Donald Healey as a purpose built racer to show the potential of his relatively new 100/4, only 50…

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Porsche 901/911 – Ex-Anders Josephson Racing

Ben Branch February 5, 2015
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  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Porsche 901 was one of the major drawcards at the 1964 Paris Auto Salon where it ruffled the feathers of French automobile manufacturer…

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