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Ayrton Senna’s Original 1993 McLaren MP4/8 Formula 1 Car

Ben Branch March 20, 2018
McLaren MP4/8 Formula 1 Car Steering Wheel
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

This McLaren MP4/8 was the car driven by Ayrton Senna to his record-setting 6th win at the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, beating the…

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1 of 3 Ever Made: The Chevrolet V8 Powered 1965 Attila Mark 3

Ben Branch March 12, 2018
Attila-Chevrolet Car
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Attila Mark 3 was one of the racing cars built by British garagistes Mark Perry and Val Dare-Bryan of Racing Developments of North…

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An Original 1952 Kurtis KK4000 – A 6-Time Indy 500 Entrant

Ben Branch March 6, 2018
Kurtis KK4000 Offy Indy Race Car Back
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing

The 1952 Kurtis KK4000 you see here is one of approximately twelve that were built originally, and it took part in no fewer than…

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The Supernova Corvette – Bill Jobe’s 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Racer

Ben Branch March 2, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Chevrolet
  • Racing

The Supernova Corvette started life as a factory-stock 327 1964 Chevrolet Corvette, it was ordered new by American racing legend Bill Jobe and raced…

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John Wyer Team’s Original Pit Signaling Board And Signals

Ben Branch February 23, 2018
  • British
  • Gear
  • Racing

The John Wyer Team took multiple wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – often with cars wearing the iconic light blue and orange…

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Original Works Racer: 1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Roadster

Ben Branch February 16, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing

The Arnolt-Bristol is an unusual car that owes its existence jointly to the Brits, Italians, and Americans. The post-WWII era was a golden age for…

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Rare British Racer: 1949 Connaught L2 2½-litre Sports-Racing Car

Ben Branch February 13, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Connaught L2 was developed by former RAF pilots and engineers in the years just after WWII, the company name was chosen because it…

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Shelby Daytona Coupe – America’s Original Ferrari Killer

Ben Branch February 12, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Shelby

The story of the Shelby Daytona Coupe became an American racing saga unlike almost any other. It was a car designed by a ragtag…

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Rare Supercharged British Racer: 1936 2-Litre Alta Sports Car

Ben Branch February 7, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Alta Car and Engineering Company was astonishingly far ahead of its time, the company was building supercharged, double overhead cam engines with hemispherical…

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1970 Can Am Documentary: The Heavies

Ben Branch February 4, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

The Heavies is a Can Am documentary from 1970 that covers the race at Road Atlanta. This would be a very significant time in the…

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1956 Tojeiro-Butterworth AJB Air-Cooled Racing Car

Ben Branch January 30, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Tojeiro-Butterworth AJB is a bit of a historical anomaly, it’s the only one that was ever built, and it’s fitted with the unusual…

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36 Litre Hispano-Suiza V12 Powered Hydroplane

Ben Branch January 26, 2018
  • Boats
  • Engineering
  • French
  • Racing

The idea of taking an aircraft engine capable of over 1000 hp and bolting it into the front of a hydroplane is clearly insane….

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