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1984 Lamborghini Jalpa

Ben Branch December 27, 2013
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The Lamborghini Jalpa is one of the early predecessors of the Gallardo (and now Hurácan), it’s the car produced by Lamborghini at a price and…

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Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D by Drauz

Ben Branch December 23, 2013
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  • Convertibles
  • Design
  • German
  • Luxury
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The Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D by Drauz you see here is one of Porche’s rarest production models, it was introduced in 1959…

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Top 13 Cars of 2013

Ben Branch December 20, 2013
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2013 has been a fantastic year for Silodrome, the site now has almost a million monthly readers and somewhere in the region of 100,000+…

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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

Ben Branch December 18, 2013
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  • German
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  • Porsche
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  • Rare

So I know that I featured a Porsche 959 yesterday and today I’m dropping another car from Stuttgart on you, I thought for a…

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1988 Porsche 959

Ben Branch December 17, 2013
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Calling the Porsche 959 an icon is an understatement of pretty significant proportions, it’s a car that would fundamentally change all supercars that came…

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The 1965 Mustang Production Line + Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Ben Branch December 15, 2013
  • American
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If you only watch one 1965 Motown music video set in a functioning automotive production line today, make it this one. I can only…

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1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500

Ben Branch December 14, 2013
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  • Italian
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  • Vintage

This 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C with coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring is a car I haven’t come across before, it’s a visually stunning piece of…

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1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster

Ben Branch December 12, 2013
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  • Design
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of the most elegant automobiles ever created, its long swooping bonnet line and almost obscene curves have ensured it…

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1956 Austin-Healey 100M ‘Factory’ Le Mans

Ben Branch December 10, 2013
  • British
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  • Classic Cars
  • Le Mans
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Austin-Healey 100M ‘Factory’ Le Mans is the high-end iteration of the 100/4 or BN1/BN2 Healeys from the mid-1950s, these cars hold no small…

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The Supercharged 1934 Lagonda Rapier Special

Ben Branch December 9, 2013
  • Australian
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  • Vintage

This 1934 Lagonda Rapier Special was built by Australian racing legend Ross Stewart, a man also responsible for one of the world’s fastest racing…

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1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster

Ben Branch November 28, 2013
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  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This 1938 SS100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster is one of the tidiest examples of the model we’ve seen in recent memory, many automotive historians consider…

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1958 BMW 507 Series II Roadster

Ben Branch November 19, 2013
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  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The BMW 507 Roadster is a car that was built by BMW between 1956 and 1959, despite its beauty the 507 almost bankrupted the…

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