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Ducati 900 S2

Ben Branch December 9, 2015
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 900 S2 was released in 1982 as a direct replacement for the Ducati 900 SS, this was to be a difficult assignment…

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Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Pinin Farina Series I

Ben Branch December 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I by Pinin Farina was the first series-produced cabriolet (convertible) ever made by the storied Italian automaker –…

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MV Agusta Bol d’Or by Walt Siegl

Ben Branch November 26, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Words by Walt Siegl. I always had a soft spot for the raw brutishness of 80s Endurance bikes, and I wanted to use an…

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Ducati GT1000 by TTRNO

Ben Branch November 25, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati GT1000 remains one of the best of the retro modern motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory. With a kerb weight of 185…

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Venier Customs Moto Guzzi California

Ben Branch November 4, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

The Moto Guzzi California is a motorcycle that should be significantly more famous than it actually is. The first California was released in 1971…

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The Original BMW M1

Ben Branch October 30, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Rare

The BMW M1 was a radical departure from business as usual for BMW, famous at the time for building more practical cars the M1…

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An Original 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta

Ben Branch October 28, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The De Tomaso Mangusta was famously named after the Mongoose – the only animal that hunts and kills cobras. It’s widely thought that the…

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1956 Ferrari 290 MM

Ben Branch October 21, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The Ferrari 290 MM you see here is likely to match or surpass the record for the most valuable car in history when it…

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1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

Ben Branch October 16, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is one of the most collectible cars ever produced, just 19 were made and their values have been…

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Triumph Bonneville Scrambler by Grease Monkey

Ben Branch October 15, 2015
  • British
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Bonneville is broadly recognised as one of the most important motorcycle model lines in history, originally introduced in 1959 the Bonneville has…

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1970 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

Ben Branch October 12, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder is an American/Italian sportscar that was produced in very limited numbers, it’s thought that less than 500 were built in…

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1967 Ferrari 330 GTC

Ben Branch September 12, 2015
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 330 GTC was introduced in March 1966 at the Geneva Motor Show, it quickly won favour with the Ferrari cognoscenti for its…

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