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Mazda Cosmo 110S

Ben Branch March 6, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Mazda Cosmo 110S was the first rotary-engined car to roll out of the Japanese marque’s factory, it was dressed in a jet-age inspired…

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A Beautiful Dark Blue Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

Ben Branch March 4, 2015
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Intermeccanica (or more correctly, Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica) is an automobile company with an extraordinary history – it was founded by the American couple Frank…

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BMW 2002 Turbo

Ben Branch February 28, 2015
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • German
  • Vintage

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the first European production car to be fitted with a turbo, paving the way for cars like the Porsche…

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1970 Nissan Fairlady Z 432

Ben Branch February 21, 2015
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Although the Nissan Fairlady Z 432 may look a lot like its far more common stablemate the 240Z, they’re actually two quite different motor…

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Jaguar D-Type

Ben Branch February 17, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The D-Type Jaguar is an excellent example of what happens when you take an aeronautical engineer and have him design you a racing car….

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The First WRC Event: 1973 Monte Carlo Rally

Ben Branch February 15, 2015
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Vintage

The first FIA WRC event took place in Monte Carlo in 1973, it took place in deep winter between the 19th and 26th of…

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Barn Find: Messerschmitt BF 109

Ben Branch February 13, 2015
  • German
  • Military
  • Planes
  • Rare
  • Vintage

It isn’t everyday we stumble across a barn find quite as remarkable as this Messerschmitt BF 109, or more accurately, this Hispano Aviación HA-1112….

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1975 Pontiac Le Mans

Ben Branch February 12, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The fourth generation Pontiac Le Mans was notably longer, wider and heavier than the previous iterations – this made the already tenuous connection to…

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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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The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

Ben Branch February 8, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Vintage

The Golden Age of the British Sports Car is a BBC documentary about the post-WWII success of the small, light and nimble two-seaters rolling…

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Porsche 901/911 – Ex-Anders Josephson Racing

Ben Branch February 5, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Porsche 901 was one of the major drawcards at the 1964 Paris Auto Salon where it ruffled the feathers of French automobile manufacturer…

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Norton-Velocette Dustbin Racer

Ben Branch February 4, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Vintage

This Norton-Velocette is one of many specials based on the legendary Norton Featherbed frame – a motorcycle chassis so influential that a number of…

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