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Carroll Shelby Goes Racing With Ford

Ben Branch April 26, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Le Mans
  • Shelby
  • Vintage

Carroll Shelby Goes Racing With Ford is a 1965 film presented by Carroll Shelby and featuring the likes of Pete Brock, Ken Miles and…

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1963 Lola Mk6 GT

Ben Branch July 1, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Lola Mk6 GT is a car that may look vaguely familiar as it would eventually become the basis of the iconic and hugely…

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2014 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight

Ben Branch May 15, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Le Mans
  • Vintage

The news that Jaguar is currently building 6 new E-Type Lightweights is the sort of thing that sends people like us into a mild…

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1969 Ford GT40 Mk 1

Ben Branch May 9, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ford
  • Le Mans

The Ford GT40 is an British designed and built endurance racer that was developed with the sole purpose of taking the fight to Ferrari. The…

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1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Daytona

Ben Branch April 2, 2014
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Le Mans
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 ‘Daytona’ is one of the more iconic of the late-60s endurance racers, it was built to compete at…

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1982 Mirage M12 Prototype

Ben Branch March 26, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Rare

The 1982 Mirage M12 Group C Sports Prototype is a car that was at the very centre of one of the most controversial disqualifications…

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1956 Austin-Healey 100M

Ben Branch March 6, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Le Mans
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Austin-Healey 100M is a car that occupies a place very high on the acquisition list for any serious vintage car collector, only 640…

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1960 24 Hours of Le Mans – Corvette Documentary

Ben Branch February 2, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Vintage

  This documentary was commissioned by Corvette in 1960 to celebrate their strong showing at Le Mans in the same year. The Corvette was…

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1956 Austin-Healey 100M ‘Factory’ Le Mans

Ben Branch December 10, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Le Mans
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Austin-Healey 100M ‘Factory’ Le Mans is the high-end iteration of the 100/4 or BN1/BN2 Healeys from the mid-1950s, these cars hold no small…

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Jacky Ickx’s 1976 Formula 1 and Le Mans Helmet

Ben Branch September 6, 2013
  • Formula 1
  • Gear
  • Le Mans
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

It isn’t everyday that historical curiosities like this come up for public auction, and certainly not at a price that’s almost affordable for a…

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D-Type Jaguar

Ben Branch September 4, 2013
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Jaguar
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Vintage

In some respects, the D-Type Jaguar exists in the shadow of its much more famous younger brother, the E-Type – famed for its beauty and widely…

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1976 Porsche 934/5 IMSA “El Salvador”

Ben Branch August 5, 2013
  • Cars
  • German
  • Le Mans
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This 1976 Porsche 934/5 IMSA Racer, dubbed “El Salvador”, is a former world championship winning racer that’s seen action right around the world. Its first ever race outing was at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 where it took an impressive 2nd place (in class) in the capable hands of the Gelo Racing team headed by Georg Loos.

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