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For Sale: An Original Ferrari 275 GTB Tool Kit

Ben Branch April 19, 2022
Ferrari 275 GTB Tool Kit
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This is an original factory-supplied tool kit for a Ferrari 275 GTB, from back in a long-gone era when manufacturers expected you to do some…

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Full Documentary: The Thrill Driver’s Choice – Circa 1956

Ben Branch April 17, 2022
Joie Chitwood Hell Drivers Thrill Show
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The Thrill Driver’s Choice is a film that was made by Chevrolet to showcase the engineering that went into their 1956 model year vehicles….

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The “Milan Coupe” – A Rare Shortened 1979 Cadillac Seville

Ben Branch April 14, 2022
Cadillac Seville Milan Coupe 12
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The Cadillac Seville Milan coupe was a car that was built in very limited numbers by a private specialist company in California called Milan Coach Builders…

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The Rare Iso Grifo A3/C – Bizzarrini’s “Ferrari 250 GTO Mark 2”

Ben Branch April 12, 2022
Iso Grifo A3C Car 9
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The Iso Grifo A3/C was developed by Giotto Bizzarrini as the high-performance, racing version of the road-going Iso Grifo A3/L. Bizzarrini had earlier developed the…

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This Is A Vintage American Sand Rail: A Beetle Powered Dune Racer

Ben Branch April 11, 2022
Sand Rail Buggy
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As Sand Rails first began to appear in the 1960s, they represented the second major evolutionary step for off-road buggies after the more primitive…

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There’s A Custom Ferrari 412 Pickup “Ute” For Sale – $19,500+ USD

Ben Branch April 10, 2022
Ferrari 412 Pickup Ute
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In the long and storied history of Ferrari the company has never built a pickup, or a “ute” as they’re called in Australia. This…

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Full Vintage Documentary: Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938

Ben Branch April 10, 2022
Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938 Film 1
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This short film, titled Vacuum Control, explains in detail how Chevrolet’s then-new column shifted manual transmission works. It was produced and released in 1938 to accompany…

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Barn Find: A De Tomaso Pantera Project Super Car

Ben Branch April 8, 2022
De Tomaso Pantera Project Car 15
  • Cars
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  • Project Vehicles

This is a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera that spent the last 20 years parked in the corner of a barn in Georgia before being rediscovered….

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An “Affordable” Ford Mustang-Based Batmobile

Ben Branch April 8, 2022
1989 Batmobile Tim Burton Replica 12
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This Batmobile was built by Z cars in the United Kingdom using a 1965 Ford Mustang as the foundation. It has a fiberglass body,…

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For Sale: Nigel Mansell’s 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint

Ben Branch April 7, 2022
Birkin Seven Sprint 5
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This is a 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint, it was ordered new by Formula 1 driver and future world champion Nigel Mansell. He kept the…

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The Amazing Rattletrap Beach Races In Australia

Ben Branch April 7, 2022
Rattletrap Races Crowdy Head 31
  • Australian
  • Cars
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  • Hot Rods

Five years ago a new event rattled the windows of holiday makers at the Crowdy Head caravan park on the coast of New South…

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The Marcos GT: An Unusual Sports Car With A Plywood Chassis

Ben Branch April 6, 2022
Marcos GT Car + Chassis
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This is a Marcos 1600 GT from 1968, a car that’s remarkable for a few reasons, the most famous of which is that its…

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