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“The Forgotten Lotus” – The Extraordinary Lotus 340R

Ben Branch March 26, 2024
Lotus 340R Car 18
  • Cars
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This is a Lotus 340R, it’s the 60th of the 340 examples that were built in the year 2000 as a factory-modified version of the Elise that was even more minimalistic and track-focussed. The…

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A Porsche 930 Turbo Engine Block Coffee Table

Ben Branch March 26, 2024
Porsche 930 Turbo Engine Block Coffee Table
  • Classic Cars
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This is a coffee table made from the engine block of a Porsche 930, the legendary first-generation of the turbocharged Porsche 911. The table features a glass top with the word “widowmaker” engraved around…

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For Sale: An Unusual 100% Electric Land Rover Defender 90

Ben Branch March 25, 2024
Land Rover Defender Electric Conversion
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This 1988 Land Rover Defender 90 has been subjected to an electric vehicle conversion, for the not-insignificant price of £43,000 or approximately $54,700 USD. The work was carried out in 2021 by the specialists…

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The Brunton TruArc™ 15 Compass: Made In The USA

Ben Branch March 25, 2024
Brunton TruArc™ 15 Compass
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This is the Brunton TruArc™ 15 Compass, each is made in Riverton, Wyoming and can be ordered with a unique Global Needle that works equally well north or south of the equator. Brunton was…

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For Sale: An Ex-Peter Brock Australian Safari Rally Holden Rodeo

Ben Branch March 24, 2024
Peter Brock
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 2004 Holden Rodeo that was built for the Australian Safari Rally by the Holden Rally Team for none-other than Australian racing legend Peter Brock. Brock piloted this race-prepared pickup truck alongside…

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Rare Vintage Home-On-Wheels: A 1961 Bedford Dormobile Camper

Ben Branch March 23, 2024
Bedford Dormobile Camper
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1961 Bedford Dormobile Camper, it’s one of relatively few surviving originals based on a British Bedford CA van with a camper conversion done by coachbuilder Martin Walter of Folkestone in Kent,…

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Ferrari 156 F1 “Sharknose”-Style Wine Stand

Ben Branch March 23, 2024
Ferrari 156 F1 Sharknose-Style Wine Stand
  • Classic Cars
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This is a wine stand that can accommodate two bottles, one in each of the intakes. It’s designed to look like the distinctive front end of the 1961 Ferrari 156 “Sharknose” Formula 1 car…

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Street-Legal NASA Race Car – A Factory Five Type 65 Coupe

Ben Branch March 22, 2024
Factory Five Racing Type 65 Coupe 1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This Factory Five Type 65 Coupe was built specifically to race in both NASA and VARA racing events. It’s powered by a 347 cubic inch stroker V8 mated to a 5-speed Tremec transmission with…

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The OMP Lamborghini “Vintage One” Race Suit

Ben Branch March 22, 2024
OMP Lamborghini Vintage One Race Suit
  • Gear
  • Racing

This is the OMP Lamborghini Vintage One race suit, it’s an entirely modern triple-layer, fire-resistant  racing suit designed to look like the overalls worn by Formula 1 drivers in the 1970s. Due to the…

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A Tastefully Modified 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV

Ben Branch March 21, 2024
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 3
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV, it’s one of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s classic 1970s designs created at his own company, Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., or simply “Italdesign” as it’s commonly known. The Alfetta GTV…

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1:3rd Scale: A Ferrari 312T Formula 1 Engine

Ben Branch March 21, 2024
Ferrari 312T Formula 1 Engine Scale Model
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Gear

This is an exact 1:3rd scale model of the Ferrari Tipo 015 flat-12 engine that powered the Ferrari 312T Formula 1 car driven by the likes of Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni, Carlos Reutemann, Jody…

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The Kestrel Teardrop Trailer By Timberleaf Trailers – $8,750 USD

Ben Branch March 20, 2024
Kestrel Teardrop Trailer By Timberleaf Trailers
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  • Camping

This is the Kestrel Teardrop Trailer from Timberleaf Trailers, a specialist company based in Colorado that has been building some of the world’s most innovative teardrop trailers since 2015. Timberleaf Trailers started off with…

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