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Legends of F1: John Surtees

Ben Branch May 20, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

I’ve come across a disconcertingly significant number of motorcyclists in recent weeks who don’t know who John Surtees is, so I spent this afternoon…

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Group B: The Ultimate Rally

Ben Branch May 17, 2015
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally

Group B: The Ultimate Rally is one of the better documentaries about the golden era of rally, one of the reasons it’s so good…

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Sir Stirling Moss’ Porsche 718

Ben Branch May 15, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing

The Porsche 718 was a competition focussed evolution of the Porsche 550 Spyder, which had been a very successful car for the still relatively…

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Fiat-Abarth Formula Libre Car

Ben Branch May 13, 2015
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

With an estimated value of between €12,000 and €20,000 (roughly $13,500 USD to $22,500 USD), this one of a kind Fiat-Abarth Formula Libre racer…

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB

Ben Branch May 2, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Racing

The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB was originally shown to the world at the 1959 Paris Auto Show, where it quickly captured the attention…

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Vintage Monaco F1 Poster

Ben Branch May 2, 2015
  • Art
  • Formula 1
  • Home
  • Racing

Michael Turner has been creating automotive art and racing posters since the early 1960s, he was born in 1934 and somewhat amazingly – you…

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Porsche 911 RS Lightweight

Ben Branch April 28, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing

Porschephiles around the world will often point to the Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight as the perfect iteration of the model – its…

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1965 Shelby GT350 R

Ben Branch April 24, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Muscle Cars
  • Racing

The Shelby GT350 R is the slightly more blood-thirsty version of the already fast Shelby GT350, all of the cars started life as stock…

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Ferrari Duostop Rally Timer

Ben Branch April 16, 2015
  • Ferrari
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Racing

Rally timers were (and still are) absolutely essential for competitors in events like the Mille Miglia, this pair of timers was built by Hanhart…

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Barry Sheene’s Bell Helmet

Ben Branch April 13, 2015
  • British
  • Helmets
  • Racing
  • Retro

Barry Sheene is a legendary British-born motorcycle racer with almost inhuman levels of talent and a larger-than-life personality that won him fans both on…

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Buick Nailhead V8 Dragster

Ben Branch April 11, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Buick’s “Nailhead” V8 was released in 1953 as an option for the Roadmaster, Century, and Super road-going models, but it quickly found favour on…

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Scott Sprint Special

Ben Branch April 9, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Scott Motorcycle Company is deservedly famous in vintage motorcycle circles, designs from the company were ahead of their time by quite some margin…

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