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The Recaro Classic LX Star: An Office Chair For Petrolheads

Ben Branch June 14, 2022
Recaro Classic LX Star Office Chair
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This is the Recaro Classic LX Star, it’s an office chair based on 1980s-era Recaro automobile seats with a swivel base on five wheels,…

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Barn Find: A 1982 Audi Quattro – Unearthed After Almost 30 Years

Ben Branch June 13, 2022
Audi Quattro 1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1982 Audi Quattro was parked in a locked garage almost 30 years ago, it would spend decades in darkness with just the dust…

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For Sale: A Collection Of Seven Vintage Ferrari Prints

Ben Branch June 13, 2022
Vintage Ferrari Posters
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari

This collection of vintage Ferrari poster prints includes seven pieces in total, each poster depicts multiple Ferraris, often in series to showcase their evolution…

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A Subaru-Powered Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro 4×4 Camper

Ben Branch June 12, 2022
Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro 19
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon has been through a restoration that included new paint, new interior upholstery, new suspension, and perhaps most interestingly, a new Subaru 2.5 liter flat-four engine….

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Full Documentary: “Road To Atlanta” With Paul Newman

Ben Branch June 12, 2022
Road To Atlanta With Paul Newman
  • American
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

“Road To Atlanta” is a documentary that covers some of the SCCA racing career of Paul Newman, a talented racing driver (and occasional actor) who features heavily…

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Rare American Sports Car: The Fiberfab Jamaican II V8

Ben Branch June 11, 2022
Fiberfab Jamaican
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a Fiberfab Jamaican II, it was built in 1983 using a Fiberfab tubular steel chassis and a sleek, lightweight fiberglass body. Power is…

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A Douglas DC-3 Wingtip Desk

Ben Branch June 11, 2022
Dakota DC3 Wingtip Desk
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This is the wingtip of a (Douglas) Dakota DC3, it’s been flipped upside down to ensure the flatter surface is uppermost, and it’s been given…

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Yamaha XT500 – The Motorcycle That Won The First Two Paris-Dakar Rallies

Ben Branch June 10, 2022
Yamaha XT500
  • Motorcycles
  • Rally

The Yamaha XT500 will probably always be best remembered as the motorcycle that won the first Paris-Dakar Rally, all the way back in 1979….

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The Polydrop Teardrop Camper – $16,990+

Ben Branch June 10, 2022
Polydrop Teardrop Camper
  • Adventure
  • Camping

The Polydrop is a geometrically designed camper that is said to have a 70% air resistance reduction when compared with a standard teardrop camper, it…

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Barn Find: A Citroën DS Discovered In The Catskill Mountains Of New York

Ben Branch June 9, 2022
Citroën DS Barn Find
  • Cars
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This 1970 Citroën DS is a true barn find, having been rediscovered in a rundown wooden barn on a property in the Catskill Mountains in…

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For Sale: A Rebuilt A 28 Liter Allison V12 Aircraft Engine – 1,150 BHP

Ben Branch June 9, 2022
Allison V12 V1710 Aircraft Engine 2
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Planes

This is a rebuilt WWII-era Allison V-1710 V12 aircraft engine and it’s currently for sale on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $37,500 USD….

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Jay Leno’s Former 1969 Monteverdi High Speed 375S

Ben Branch June 8, 2022
Monteverdi 375S 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of just 10 examples of the Monteverdi 375S built by Italian coachbuilders Carrozzeria Frua, it was also the show car displayed at…

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