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1953 Ferrari 250 Europa

Ben Branch May 30, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 250 Europa is widely considered to be one of the most important early Ferraris, it’s also viewed by many as one of…

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1951 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup

Ben Branch May 29, 2014
  • American
  • Chevrolet
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The vintage American pickup truck is a genre of vehicles that I have a huge soft spot for, there’s something both rugged and endearing…

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1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype

Ben Branch May 26, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Ford GT40 is a car that needs no introduction, the car was developed as a direct result of Enzo Ferrari’s abrupt and last…

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Land Rover – Safe Operating Angle 30°

Ben Branch May 24, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Engineering
  • Land Rover
  • Vintage

The original Land Rover is a marvel of post-war British engineering, this period in British history is often derided from a quality-control perspective but…

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1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible

Ben Branch May 21, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible represented the top of the line for the Packard Motor Car Company in the ’50s, the Caribbean exuded pure…

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1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II

Ben Branch May 16, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Project Vehicles
  • Vintage

The Aston Martin DB4 was a major technological step forward over its predecessor, the DB3. The new model had an advanced, lightweight superleggera (tube-frame)…

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2014 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight

Ben Branch May 15, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Le Mans
  • Vintage

The news that Jaguar is currently building 6 new E-Type Lightweights is the sort of thing that sends people like us into a mild…

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1934 Packard Eight Coupe Roadster

Ben Branch May 13, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The 1934 Packard Eight Coupe Roadster was one of the most advanced automobiles on the road when it was released, it came from the…

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Spinning Levers – How a Manual Transmission Works

Ben Branch May 10, 2014
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Vintage

“Spinning Levers” is a short film from Chevrolet that was made in 1936, it’s a wonderfully simple and easily understandable look into how transmissions…

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Ferrari 250 GT/E 2+2 by Pininfarina

Ben Branch May 7, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 250 GT/E 2+2 was the first 2+2 produced by Ferrari in large numbers (almost 1000 were built), with its MSRP of $11,500…

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Alfred Hitchcock Cigar Box

Ben Branch May 7, 2014
  • British
  • Films
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

Finding interesting and affordable pieces of history like this cigar box is a specialty of Bonhams, the upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Auction is literally full of…

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1953 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Coupé

Ben Branch May 5, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles
  • Vintage

This is thought to be the most original 1953 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Coupé in existence, it was last on the road in 1958…

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