Ben Branch
March 11, 2023
Approximately 658 examples of the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition were built and this one was completed in 1988, shortly thereafter it was bought by rock ‘n roll icon and feathery hair fan Rod Stewart, a lifelong…
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Ben Branch
March 11, 2023
This is a Ferrari FF V12 engine-based coffee table, it’s fitted to a solid base and its circular glass top is 2 meters in diameter with extensions provided that can adjust the height from…
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Ben Branch
March 10, 2023
This is a Baja Bug, a highly modified Volkswagen Beetle designed for desert racing, and unlike the vast majority of its kind its powered not by a VW engine but by a 2.0 liter…
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Ben Branch
March 10, 2023
This short film showcases the series of hands-on lessons in custom motorcycle fuel tank design and fabrication that were given to the MotoRRetro student body by Cristian Sosa of Sosa Metalworks, a world renowned…
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Ben Branch
March 9, 2023
This Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is one of the 13,738 that were produced during WWII, it was built at the Buffalo, New York Curtiss-Wright factory in 1942 and shipped off to the Pacific to be…
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Jon Branch
March 9, 2023
The Suzuki Jimny was an “out of the box” creation, the first compact consumer four-wheel-drive but fully-featured with a dual range transfer case, a ladder frame chassis, and live axles front and back. Its small size and low…
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Ben Branch
March 8, 2023
The Bocar XP-5 was developed by American racer and low-volume automaker Bob Carnes in the late 1950s. He wanted an American-made sports car that would be faster than his modified Jaguar XK120 – a…
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Ben Branch
March 8, 2023
This is the V6 engine and 5-speed transmission from a Ferrari Dino 246, it has a displacement of 2,400cc offering a power output of 192 bhp. The engine and gearbox are currently disassembled, and they’re…
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Ben Branch
March 7, 2023
This may look like an ordinary drab green military Kawasaki KLR650 but it’s actually something altogether more special. It’s one of the rare bikes converted to run on JP-8, a grade of jet fuel similar…
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Ben Branch
March 7, 2023
This is one of relatively few original brochures for the Porsche 901 – the car that would later be renamed the Porsche 911 after a famous legal objection from French automaker Peugeot. The story…
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Ben Branch
March 6, 2023
This Bentley Mark VI “Hemi V8” Special is the only one of its kind in the world. It’s a one-off British hot rod of sorts based on a modified Mark VI with power provided by…
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Ben Branch
March 6, 2023
This is the Momo California Steering Wheel, it’s a classically designed wheel intended for use in vintage cars, it has a 360mm diameter and you can choose from either a mahogany wood or black leather…
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