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1936 Delahaye Type 135

Ben Branch October 31, 2013
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • French
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The somewhat lengthily named 1936 Delahaye Type 135 Competition Court Teardrop Coupé by Carrosserie Figoni et Falaschi is one of my favourite examples of…

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1967 Toyota 2000GT

Ben Branch October 28, 2013
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Toyota 2000GT is one of those interesting cars from history that’s often forgotten as a result of the fact that only 351 were…

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A Study in Steel – Circa 1935

Ben Branch October 27, 2013
  • British
  • Films
  • Rare
  • Steam
  • Vintage

“No. 6207 A Study in Steel” is a 1935 documentary about the processes required to build a steam engine, it starts with bare sheet…

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Carrozzeria Scaglietti

Ben Branch October 16, 2013
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 250LM was designed in 1963 by Pininfarina with the final coachwork built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, there aren’t many who’ll argue when I…

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Aston Martin ‘Supersonic’ by Carrozzeria Ghia

Ben Branch October 10, 2013
  • Art
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Style
  • Vintage

This is one of the most unusual Aston Martins we’ve seen in recent memory, in fact up until last week I was unaware of its…

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1947 Healey Elliott Saloon

Ben Branch October 3, 2013
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Healey Elliott Saloon is a car that is becoming increasingly rare, only 101 were made originally and it’s thought that less than 25…

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1953 Bristol 403

Ben Branch September 21, 2013
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Style
  • Vintage

With an asking price of £54,500, this 1953 Bristol 403 isn’t the sort of thing that’ll be an impulse purchase for anyone this side…

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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS Racing

Ben Branch August 30, 2013
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Main
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS ‘Racing’ is an original ’57 300 SL that’s been modified into a faithful reproduction of the car used by…

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1928 BSA 557cc ‘Sloper’

Ben Branch August 29, 2013
  • British
  • BSA
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This 1928 BSA 557cc ‘Sloper’ is one of those beautiful pre-war motorcycles that I’d have locked away in my personal collection, if I was…

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Autodromo Monoposto

Ben Branch August 19, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Style
  • Watches

The Autodromo Monoposto is a mechanical watch that we featured last year (the now sold out, white dial version), only 500 were produced, 250 in white and 250 in black, and they’re down to the last few still available for sale.

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1961 Chrysler 300G Convertible

Ben Branch August 7, 2013
  • American
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Muscle Cars
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This 1961 Chrysler 300G Convertible is one of only 337 ever made, it’s also a fantastic example of automotive design from an era when gasoline was cheap, women wore dresses, men drank at lunch and cars had fins.

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1951 Vincent Rapide

Ben Branch July 26, 2013
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Vincent Rapide is widely remembered as one of the first truly modern motorcycles, it used foot controls for gear changes, it had cantilever rear suspension, it used the engine as a stressed frame member and a 4-speed transmission.

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