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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring

Ben Branch February 10, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS is considered by many in the hardcore section of the Porschephile community to be the single best 911…

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Austin-Healey 100S

Ben Branch February 6, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Austin-Healey 100S was created by Donald Healey as a purpose built racer to show the potential of his relatively new 100/4, only 50…

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Borgward 1500 Rennsport

Ben Branch January 22, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Borgward 1500 Rennsport was a small, advanced coupe designed to compete with the likes of Porsche, Jaguar, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. It was…

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Ayrton Senna’s Last Kart

Ben Branch January 15, 2015
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This is Ayrton Senna’s last go kart, upon completing his final race he moved into Formula Ford 1600 racing full-time and never returned to…

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Ford Marmon-Herrington Woodie 4×4

Ben Branch December 27, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road
  • Rare

This Ford Marmon-Herrington Woodie 4×4 (or more correctly, Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe Station Wagon) is an exceedingly rare vehicle from the post-WWII era built…

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Lamborghini Miura SVJ

Ben Branch December 23, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Lamborghini Miura SVJ is a look into an almost parallel history of the Italian marque, where Ferrucio Lamborghini wanted to take the Miura…

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Ferrari 288 GTO

Ben Branch December 16, 2014
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Ferrari 288 GTO (or more correctly the Ferrari GTO) was the first prancing horse to wear the legendary “GTO” badge since its predecessor…

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Sunbeam Tiger

Ben Branch December 10, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Sunbeam Tiger is a classic British roadster with a fascinating history, it was the brainchild of Formula 1 legend Jack Brabham and none…

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An Original Austin-Healey 100S

Ben Branch December 2, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Austin-Healey 100S was a sports model personally developed by Donald Healey with an aluminium body, no soft top, a perspex windscreen, no overdrive…

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1959 Porsche 356A 1600 GT

Ben Branch November 21, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare

In 1959 Porsche only built 3 right hand drive 356A 1600GTs, today it’s thought that only 2 of those still survive and this car…

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Ducati Leggero by Walt Siegl Motorcycles

Ben Branch November 3, 2014
  • Design
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Ducati Leggero series of limited production motorcycles by Walt Siegl have earned themselves a place of reverence in the lexicon of the world’s…

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1966 Shelby Mustang GT350H Race Car

Ben Branch October 25, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Shelby Mustang GT350H is a fascinating chapter in muscle car history and it’s become a bit of an Ugly Duckling fairytale – there…

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