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Full Documentary: Styling The Motor Car – 1949

Ben Branch November 21, 2021
Styling The Motor Car Film 2
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

Styling the Motor Car is a 1949 film from General Motors that showcases the design process followed by each new car, from research and…

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Full Documentary: The Changing Architecture of the Motor Car

Ben Branch November 14, 2021
Changing Architecture of the Motor Car 5
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Changing Architecture of the Motor Car is a 1970s-era documentary from General Motors that takes a look back at the very earliest examples…

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For Sale: 1 Of 2 “Jump Car” Corvette Grand Sports From “Fast & Furious 5”

Ben Branch November 13, 2021
Jump Car Corvette Grand Sport Fast Five 17
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is one of two “jump cars” used while filming the movie The Fast & Furious 5, and it’s one of just three of the…

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Full Documentary: A Hard Days Fright – Club Racing (And Crashing) In 1960s Britain

Ben Branch November 7, 2021
A Hard Days Fright – Club Racing Film
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

A Hard Days Fright is a documentary from 1964 by Roscoe Films, it centers on the popular world of club racing in Britain, and…

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Full Documentary: Ford And The American Dream

Ben Branch October 31, 2021
Full Documentary Ford And The American Dream
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

Ford And The American Dream is a full length documentary film about the history of one of America’s most famous automakers. The film moves…

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1970s Datsun Driver Improvement Film: How To Squeeze More Miles From Your Car

Ben Branch October 24, 2021
How To Squeeze More Miles From Your Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

How To Squeeze More Miles From Your Car is a film created for Datsun in 1976 to help teach American drivers how to keep…

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Full Documentary – The Focke-Wulf Fw 190: “The Butcher Bird” Of WWII

Ben Branch October 17, 2021
Focke-Wulf FW 190 4
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

When the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 first appeared in the skies over Europe in 1941 it shocked the world, it was superior to all of…

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For Sale: A “Back To The Future” Spec Toyota SR5 Pickup Truck

Ben Branch October 7, 2021
Back To The Future Toyota Truck
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

Although the DeLorean DMC-12 is the undisputed automotive lead character in the Back to the Future series, the jet black Toyota SR5 Pickup Truck…

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Full Documentary: What’s Under Your Hood? – A 1973 Film That Teaches How Cars Work

Ben Branch October 3, 2021
Documentary What's Under Your Hood
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

What’s Under Your Hood? is a 1973 film that was created to teach people how various mechanical systems in their cars work. It runs just…

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Drag-U-La From “The Munsters” Is For Sale

Ben Branch September 30, 2021
Drag-U-La From The Munsters
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is the “Drag-U-La,” a coffin-based drag racer that was designed by Tom Daniel then built by George Barris for The Munsters, a 1960s…

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Full Documentary: Rum Runner’s Paradise – Prohibition In The Pacific Northwest

Ben Branch September 26, 2021
Rum Runner's Paradise Prohibition Documentary
  • American
  • Films
  • Whiskey

Rum Runner’s Paradise is a full length feature documentary about the Prohibition era as seen through the eyes of the residents of the pacific northwest,…

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For Sale: A Bell 47G Model Helicopter From James Bond’s “You Only Live Twice”

Ben Branch September 24, 2021
James Bond Bell 47G Model Helicopter You Only Live Twice
  • Curious Contraptions
  • Films
  • Planes

This is a Bell 47G model helicopter that was famously targeted by James Bond in a chase scene during the filming of You Only Live Twice….

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