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The Car The Star Wars Landspeeder Was Based On: The Bond Bug

Ben Branch August 14, 2021
Bond Bug Star Wars Landspeeder
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Although you may be looking at the car pictured above and wondering what it is, you almost certainly have seen one before. Well you’ve…

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For Sale: An Unusual Alpine A610 – 1 Of 818 Ever Made

Ben Branch August 13, 2021
Alpine 610 12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • French

The Alpine A610 would be the last hurrah of the small but celebrated French automaker, it would represent the ultimate evolutionary iteration of the…

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A Rare $8 Million Dollar Track Weapon: The Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione

Ben Branch August 13, 2021
Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione 12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari

The Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione is a car that very nearly never existed, it was hurriedly developed from the standard 275 GTB road car…

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The 400+hp Chevrolet Aerosedan

Ben Branch August 12, 2021
Chevrolet Aerosedan By Ken Posies Fenical 7
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Hot Rods

This is the Chevrolet Aerosedan, it’s a one-off hot rod built by the legendary Ken Fenical, aka Posies, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. In the world…

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The First Automobile – A Benz Patent-Motorwagen Ectype – $60,000+ USD

Ben Branch August 12, 2021
Benz Patent-Motorwagen 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an exact reproduction of what is widely regarded to be the world’s first production automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen. It was built by John…

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James Bond’s Most Elegant Car: The Bentley R-Type Continental

Ben Branch August 11, 2021
Bentley R-Type Continental 13
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Although we most often associate James Bond with the Aston Martin DB5, in the 1961 Ian Fleming novel Thunderball his automobile of choice was a…

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The Tiny Subaru 360 Was The First Subaru Production Car Imported Into The USA

Ben Branch August 8, 2021
Subaru 360 Car
  • Cars
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  • Japanese

While today we often think of Subarus as being either championship winning rally cars or tough all-wheel drive station wagons, the first car ever…

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The Dodge Firearrow II: A Highly-Influential 1950s Concept Car

Ben Branch August 7, 2021
Dodge Firearrow II 12
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Dodge Firearrow II was one of four influential concept cars built by Italian coachbuilders Ghia under the direction of Virgil Exner, one of…

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For Sale: A Ford GT40 RCR Stunt Car From “Ford v Ferrari”

Ben Branch August 6, 2021
Ford GT40 - Ford v Ferrari Movie Car 7
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is one of six GT40s built by RCR for the Oscar winning film Ford v Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. The car was built…

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A Rare Fiberfab Jamaican

Ben Branch August 5, 2021
Fiberfab Jamaican Austin-Healey 3000 2
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  • Classic Cars

If you’re looking at the car pictured above and wondering what it is, you’re not alone. It started life as a 1967 Austin-Healey 3000…

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A Highly-Modified Lotus Europa Racer – 24 Hours of Daytona Veteran

Ben Branch August 4, 2021
Lotus Europa Road Race Car 20
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This Lotus Europa is a road racer that competed in the 1978 Daytona 24 Hours after being comprehensively rebuilt into a dedicated race car…

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The Citroën Méhari – France’s Quirky Answer To The Mini Moke

Ben Branch August 2, 2021
Citroën Méhari 11
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  • French

The Citroën Méhari was created as a French answer to the much-loved little Mini Moke, both were designed to be lightweight, inexpensive to buy,…

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