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Benelli 750 Sei

Ben Branch July 16, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Benelli 750 Sei is one of the more interesting motorcycles developed during the 1970s – which is actually rather impressive considering just how…

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1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K/540K Spezial Roadster

Ben Branch July 9, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Rare

The Mercedes-Benz 500K was first shown to the public at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show, the car caused a stir not just in Germany but…

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Tucker 48

Ben Branch July 5, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Tucker 48 is a car that’ll forever live as an American legend, the extraordinary panache and guts shown by Preston Tucker in the…

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Soviet Rocket Engine by Alexei M. Isayev

Ben Branch June 25, 2014
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Aleksei Mikhailovich Isaev was an icon within the Russian half of the Space Race, he was the man responsible for designing the first non-modular…

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti

Ben Branch June 23, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Rare

As far as I’m concerned, the Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti is the single most beautiful Ferrari of all time. Some will disagree with…

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Ferrari 250 GT N.A.R.T. Spider by Fantuzzi

Ben Branch June 16, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Ferrari you’re looking at here is a bit of an anomaly, officially titled as a “Ferrari 250 GT N.A.R.T. Spider by Fantuzzi” it…

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Marder 1A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Ben Branch May 20, 2014
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Military
  • Rare

The Marder 1A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle is a German armoured personal carrier that’s been in development since 1960, the 1A3 version is the most…

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1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe

Ben Branch May 3, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe is a model that was only produced for the last year of the Stylemaster’s production run – 1948. The…

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1974 Hesketh 308 Formula 1 Car

Ben Branch April 17, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Few Formula 1 cars from the ’70s are remembered as fondly as the 1974 Hesketh 308, it was the first car built by the…

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Kawasaki Z1

Ben Branch April 9, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Kawasaki
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Kawasaki Z1 is an extraordinary machine that very nearly never made it into production, Kawasaki was famous for their fire-breathing 2-strokes in the…

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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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