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Bugatti Type 73C Grand Prix Monoposto

Ben Branch June 21, 2016
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Bugatti Type 73C was to be one of the last great achievements of the iconic French automaker – development of the new Grand…

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1970 – A Year To Remember: John Wyer’s Gulf Porsche Team

Ben Branch May 22, 2016
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Le Mans
  • Porsche
  • Racing

A Year To Remember is a half hour documentary covering the exploits of John Wyer’s Gulf Porsche Team. It’s an extraordinary look into the…

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Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint Supergioiello

Ben Branch May 13, 2016
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Alfa Romeo 1900C was introduced in 1951 as the coupe version of the four-door Alfa Romeo 1900, the addition of the C in…

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ – Tubolare Zagato

Ben Branch May 6, 2016
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (Tubolare Zagato) is one of the most successful road racing Alfas of the 1960s, despite its dominance in European…

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Bugatti Type 35

Ben Branch May 5, 2016
  • Cars
  • Design
  • French
  • Luxury
  • Racing

The Bugatti Type 35 was one of the most successful racing cars of pre-WWII Europe and today it stands as one go the most…

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MGC GTS Sebring

Ben Branch May 3, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The MGC GTS is a special high-performance version of the MGC, just two were built at the MG factory at Abingdon before the program…

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1977 Chevron B36

Ben Branch April 23, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

Chevron Cars Ltd is a small British automaker that should really be a whole lot more famous than it is (outside of the motor…

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Guy Martin’s Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

Ben Branch April 22, 2016
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Guy Martin is a down to earth motorcycle racer and truck mechanic who shot to worldwide fame in 2011 when the documentary Closer to…

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Norton Manx Model 30

Ben Branch April 16, 2016
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Racing

The Norton Manx Model 30 is a motorcycle that lives on half a century after its production ceased thanks to its legendary status as…

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Niki Lauda’s March 711 Formula 1 Car

Ben Branch April 13, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

Niki Lauda is one of Formula 1’s great heroes. Rather than the typical rags to riches tale, Niki’s was a story of riches to…

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1984 Honda CB1100R

Ben Branch April 12, 2016
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Honda CB1100R was the first homologation special built by the Japanese marque, and it was only sold in markets where it was to…

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The First Baja 1000 – 27 Hours to La Paz

Ben Branch April 3, 2016
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

27 Hours to La Paz is the story of the the First Baja 1000, a desert race that seems almost as though it was…

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