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For Sale: A Ferrari 250 GTE Project Car

Ben Branch February 12, 2023
Ferrari 250 GTE Project Car
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This is a Ferrari 250 GTE and as you can see, it’s part way through a stalled restoration. It’s now being offered for sale…

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An Original Porsche 959 Tool Kit

Ben Branch February 12, 2023
Porsche 959 Tool Kit Main
  • Cars
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  • Tools

This is a Porsche 959 tool kit containing all the items you might need for roadside repairs and tinkering – though it’s perhaps doubtful…

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Purple Perfection: A 1967 Chevrolet El Camino 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 11, 2023
Chevrolet El Camino
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  • Classic Cars

The Chevrolet El Camino is one of those alternative classic cars, not quite as mainstream as your Ford Mustangs or Chevrolet Corvettes but loved just as much (if…

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The Kriega x RSD Roam Tool Roll

Ben Branch February 11, 2023
The Kriega x RSD Roam Tool Roll Motorcycle
  • Adventure
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  • Tools

This is the new Kriega x RSD Roam Tool Roll, it’s designed to hold all the essential tools you need for road trips on two…

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First Prototype For Sale: The PBB Design Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco”

Ben Branch February 10, 2023
Monaco by PBB Design - Jaguar XJS 2
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco” by the team at PBB Design based out of Bristol in England. It’s believed that just 12…

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Retro Survivor: An Original 1986 Honda FourTrax 250R

Ben Branch February 10, 2023
Honda FourTrax 250R
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The Honda FourTrax 250R is arguably the most important quad bike that was made in the 20th century. It was only in production from…

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Hippie Era 1960s Vanlife: An Original Chevrolet Van Camper

Ben Branch February 9, 2023
Chevrolet-Van-Camper-Motorhome
  • Adventure
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1969 Chevrolet Van that was converted into a camper in-period and used by a family for an adventure up and down the…

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Is This 27 Liter Rolls-Royce The Fastest Car On Earth?

Ben Branch February 9, 2023
The Beast Rolls Royce Merlin Car
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  • Classic Cars

This BBC short film from the 27th of February 1974 is titled “Is This 27 Liter Rolls-Royce The Fastest Car On Earth?” It tells…

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For Sale: A 1969 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Project Car

Ben Branch February 8, 2023
Jaguar E-Type Project Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles

This is a Series 2 Jaguar E-Type from 1969 that is now part way through a restoration. The project has stalled and as a…

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The Last Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet: End Of An Era

Harry Fisher February 8, 2023
The Last Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
  • Planes

This article was written by Silodrome contributor Harry Fisher. The 747 is an aircraft so famous that its nickname has entered the lexicon, like…

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The Original Melling Wildcat Prototype Is For Sale

Ben Branch February 7, 2023
Melling Wildcat
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Melling Wildcat, or more specifically it’s the prototype of the Melling Wildcat that was developed by legendary British Formula 1, supercar, and…

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Motorcycle Specials Presents: E.A. Barrett’s Phoenix-JAPs

Martin Squires February 7, 2023
E.A. Barrett’s Phoenix-JAP 2
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycle Specials
  • Motorcycles

Motorcycle Specials is a new series of articles by Martin Squires documenting a range of adapted and often one off machines, whose creators have…

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