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Unusual Machines: The Panoz AIV “Aluminum Intensive Vehicle”

Ben Branch March 18, 2024
Panoz AIV Roadster
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original Panoz AIV from 1997, it’s billed as America’s first aluminum-intensive vehicle, and it was developed to offer state-of-the-art engineering with…

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Rare In The USA: A TVR Cerbera “Speed Eight”

Ben Branch March 16, 2024
TVR Cerbera 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Cerbera was released in 1996 by the low-volume British automaker TVR as their first true mass-market GT car, offering 2+2 seating, a fixed…

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A Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Stunt Car From Steve McQueen’s Final Film

Ben Branch March 15, 2024
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Stunt Car Steve McQueen The Hunter
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a stunt vehicle that was memorably used in Steve McQueen’s last ever film, The Hunter, released in 1980. The car was blown…

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Affordable Vintage V8 Roadster: A Crosley Almquist Sabre – $12,800+ USD

Ben Branch March 14, 2024
Crosley Almquist Sabre Roadster
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a Crosley Almquist Sabre Roadster that was built in 1957 with a Ford Flathead V8, a lightweight Almquist Engineering glassfibre body, and…

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A BMW 2002 Speedster – $14,950 USD

Ben Branch March 13, 2024
BMW 2002 Speedster
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the first BMW 2002 Speedster we’ve ever featured on Silodrome and it’ll probably be the last, as I suspect it’s the only…

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Needs Assembly: A Dismantled Ferrari 4.4 Liter Colombo V12 Engine

Ben Branch March 13, 2024
Ferrari Colombo V12 Engine
  • Classic Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is the 4.4 Liter Colombo V12 from a 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2, it’s currently in a disassembled state and requires a recommissioning…

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Low-Mile Survivor! A 1975 Bricklin SV-1

Ben Branch March 12, 2024
Bricklin SV-1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This Bricklin SV-1 from 1975 is a low-mile original survivor, with just 8,000 miles on the odometer. The car is said to have stayed…

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Mystery Engine: Can You Help Identify It?

Ben Branch March 9, 2024
Mystery Engine
  • Classic Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This engine has proven a bit of a mystery, the auction house Aguttes is offering it for sale but they haven’t been able to…

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Rare American Sports Car Project: A Woodill Wildfire

Ben Branch March 8, 2024
Woodill Wildfire
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles

This is a Woodill Wildfire project car, it’s a little-known American sports car that debuted in 1952 and is claimed by some to be…

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A Shelby Cobra 427 Chassis Instruction Manual

Ben Branch March 8, 2024
Shelby Cobra 427 Chassis Instruction Manual 3
  • Books
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  • Classic Cars

This is a Shelby Cobra 427 Chassis Instruction Manual, it was developed to accompany the Shelby Cobra 427 and provide instructions on maintenance procedures,…

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For Sale: A Rare 1978 Pontiac Firebird “Macho” Trans Am

Ben Branch March 7, 2024
Pontiac Firebird Macho Trans Am
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original 1978 Pontiac Firebird Macho Trans Am, it has what is quite possibly the most 1970s-sounding name of any car from…

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New Tamiya Model: The Lancia Stratos Turbo – $37 USD

Ben Branch March 7, 2024
Lancia Stratos Turbo Tamiya Model
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Gear

This is a 1:24th scale model of the Lancia Stratos Turbo, one of the most purposeful-looking Group 5 race cars of its time and…

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