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The Zündapp K800 – Germany’s Advanced 4-Cylinder Motorcycle

Ben Branch May 24, 2017
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Motorcycles

A Short History of the Zündapp K800 Decades before the Honda Goldwing appeared on the scene there was already a horizontally-opposed 4-cylinder engine installed in…

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1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Speedster

Ben Branch May 11, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Rare

A Short History of the Porsche 356 Speedster The Porsche 356 Speedster is a car that Porsche was reticent to build. The regular 356 was…

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1963 Porsche T6B 356 Carrera 2 GT

Ben Branch March 9, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GT was to be one of the final and most powerful racing iterations of the venerable model that had…

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SdKfz 2 Kettenkrad – Germany’s Mighty “Tank Motorcycle”

Ben Branch March 2, 2017
  • German
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

Designated “SdKfz 2” by the German military but more commonly known as the “Kettenkrad”, the tracked motorcycle was used extensively on both the Eastern Front…

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1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0

Ben Branch February 23, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing

The 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 is an exceedingly rare car, just 55 were made and today they’re considered amongst the finest naturally…

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Porsche 917/10 Prototype

Ben Branch January 17, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The Porsche 917 is one of the most successful racing cars of all time, in fact some automotive historians go so far as to call…

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1990 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II

Ben Branch December 17, 2016
  • Cars
  • German
  • Racing
  • Rare

The story of the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II can’t be told without also telling a little about its arch rival – the…

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Gas Monkey Garage VW Shorty Bus

Ben Branch October 11, 2016
  • Cars
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German

This VW Shorty Bus was restored by the famous Gas Monkey Garage team during an episode of their show Fast N’ Loud back in…

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ACP Customs Suzuki Katana

Ben Branch October 10, 2016
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Suzuki

When the Suzuki Katana was introduced in late 1980, it was billed as the fastest production motorcycle in the world thanks to its 1100cc…

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1957 BMW Racing Kneeler Motorcycle

Ben Branch August 30, 2016
  • BMW
  • German
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Editor’s Note: We’ve since been informed that this motorcycle would be classified as a Squatter, not a Kneeler. Sidecar motorcycle racing is one of…

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BMW R nineT by Gasoline Motor Co.

Ben Branch August 9, 2016
  • Australian
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R nineT was developed by the German marque as a modern version of the now iconic R90 – the identically pronounced (but…

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1978 Porsche 930

Ben Branch July 15, 2016
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

Porsche initially undertook development of the 911 Turbo as a homologation model so they could take part in Group 4 racing – the rules…

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