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This Is The BMW 1600 GT

Ben Branch February 1, 2022
BMW 1600 GT Glas 1
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The BMW 1600 GT is an exceptionally rare 1960s-era BMW that actually started life as model from another German manufacturer – Hans Glas. The…

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For Sale: The Porsche 911 “Baja” Prototype #1

Ben Branch January 31, 2022
Porsche 911 Baja Prototype 2
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This is the Porsche 911 “Baja” Prototype #1, it was developed and built by TJ Russell and his team at Russell Built Fabrication in California…

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The Lotus Esprit Turbo: James Bond’s “Other” British Car

Ben Branch January 30, 2022
Lotus Esprit Turbo
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The Lotus Esprit Turbo is undoubtably one of the most avante garde automobiles to make it into full scale production, its body is formed…

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Robert Redford’s Porsche 904 GTS Is For Sale

Ben Branch January 29, 2022
Robert Redford Porsche 904 GTS
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The Porsche 904 GTS was unveiled in 1963 as the German company’s primary sports racing car. It was powered not by their new flat-six…

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For Sale: A Porsche 356 Speedster Engine

Ben Branch January 27, 2022
Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster Engine
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This is a fully-rebuilt Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster engine from the first year of the model’s production run – 1954. When new from the…

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Mille Miglia Eligible Racer: A 1956 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster

Ben Branch January 26, 2022
Jaguar XK140
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This is a rare Jaguar XK 140 MC Roadster, it was the highest performance version of the XK140 offered to the public at the time…

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Paris-Dakar Rally Specification: Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0

Ben Branch January 25, 2022
Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 Paris Dakar Rally
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The Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 may not seem like the first vehicle you would choose for endurance racing, but back in the late 1970s…

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A Rare American Giant Killer From 1959: The Corvair-Powered Devin C

Ben Branch January 24, 2022
Devin C
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This is an original factory-built Devin C built by Bill Devin and his team in 1959. The cars developed by Devin deserve to be…

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1 Of 29 Ever Made: A Rare Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing

Ben Branch January 22, 2022
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing
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When it was introduced in February of 1954 at the International Motor Sports Show in New York the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing sent shockwaves…

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For Sale: A Douglas AD Skyraider Attack Aircraft

Ben Branch January 21, 2022
Douglas Skyraider
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The Douglas Skyraider was designed during WWII and would prove so useful it remained in active service well into the 1980s, it was developed to…

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Sydney Pollack’s Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider Is For Sale

Ben Branch January 19, 2022
Ferrari 365 GTS 4 Daytona Spider
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This 1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider has a fascinating history – it belonged to Sydney Pollack for a number of years in the 1970s,…

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Handbuilt In Texas: The Simpson Design Swift Roadster

Ben Branch January 18, 2022
Simpson Design Swift Roadster 1
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This is the Simpson Design Swift Roadster, it’s a classically-styled sports car with a 0-60 mph time of under 4.0 seconds, it rides on…

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