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1947 Cadillac Series 62 Barn Find

Ben Branch July 8, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles
  • Vintage

This 1947 Cadillac Series 62 barn find is the sort of thing that keeps me up at night, I know it’s not the rarest…

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Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

Ben Branch July 7, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of those hugely significant cars that’ll forever be remembered as one of the top 10 greatest vehicle designs of all time…

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The USS Shenandoah

Ben Branch July 6, 2014
  • American
  • Military
  • Vintage

The USS Shenandoah was the first of the great American airships, it was closely based on the German Zeppelin bomber L-49, built just after WWI…

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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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Mercedes-Benz Unimog Doppelkabine

Ben Branch July 4, 2014
  • Classic 4x4
  • German
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is the German equivalent of the British Land Rover, the American Jeep and the Japanese Land Cruiser – It’s a function-first…

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Vintage Drag Racers

Ben Branch July 4, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Drag Racing
  • Photography
  • Vintage

These early drag racers popped into our email inbox last week with a request to find more information on them. It’s thought that the…

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1963 Lola Mk6 GT

Ben Branch July 1, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Lola Mk6 GT is a car that may look vaguely familiar as it would eventually become the basis of the iconic and hugely…

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Nigel Mansell’s Steering Wheel

Ben Branch June 27, 2014
  • British
  • Formula 1
  • Parts
  • Vintage

This is Nigel Mansell’s Momo steering wheel from the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix, it was originally fitted to his John Player Special Lotus 91,…

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1955 Ford Thunderbird

Ben Branch June 26, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ford
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The 1955 Ford Thunderbird was the first generation of the European-inspired sports car from Ford that overwhelmingly outsold the Chevrolet Corvette, 23 Thunderbirds were…

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1958 AC Ace Roadster

Ben Branch June 25, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

Those unfamiliar with AC Cars might look at the AC Ace and immediately see a strong resemblance to both the Ferrari Barchetta and 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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Updated: Mystery Board Tracker

Ben Branch June 22, 2014
  • Board Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Updated with information from Ralph R: This is W. E. Cook. In 1909, he set a speed record of 90 m.p.h. (144 km/h) on…

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