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For Sale: Jim Clark’s Salvaged Lotus 33 Nose Cone

Ben Branch April 12, 2022
Jim Clark's Salvaged Lotus 33 Nose Cone
  • Formula 1
  • Gear

This is Jim Clark’s Lotus 33 nose cone from the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix. Clark had enjoyed an incredible race and moved from 14th place up to 4th when a rear shock absorber failed…

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This Is A Vintage American Sand Rail: A Beetle Powered Dune Racer

Ben Branch April 11, 2022
Sand Rail Buggy
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Off Road

As Sand Rails first began to appear in the 1960s, they represented the second major evolutionary step for off-road buggies after the more primitive creations that had started appearing on American dunes in the…

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The Ardun V8: Hot Rod Engine Royalty

Ben Branch April 11, 2022
Ardun V8 Engine 15
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is an original Ardun V8 engine, or perhaps more correctly this is a modified Ford Flathead V8 engine with Ardun heads and a slew of other upgrades that is now vastly more powerful…

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There’s A Custom Ferrari 412 Pickup “Ute” For Sale – $19,500+ USD

Ben Branch April 10, 2022
Ferrari 412 Pickup Ute
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

In the long and storied history of Ferrari the company has never built a pickup, or a “ute” as they’re called in Australia. This didn’t stop the team at the London Supercar Workshop from…

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Full Vintage Documentary: Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938

Ben Branch April 10, 2022
Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938 Film 1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short film, titled Vacuum Control, explains in detail how Chevrolet’s then-new column shifted manual transmission works. It was produced and released in 1938 to accompany the new technology. For many drivers during the early days…

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For Sale: A Street-Legal 1977 Honda CB500 Race Bike

Ben Branch April 9, 2022
Honda CB500 Race Bike
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Honda CB500 race bike was built in the 1970s by engineer Brian Brownrigg for Bolton-based rider Chris Hawkes, the bike won three separate championships in period, it was later lightly modified and registered…

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Prince Philip’s Albatross Super Sports Ski Boat – $26,000+

Ben Branch April 9, 2022
Prince Philip Albatross Super Sports Ski Boat
  • Boats
  • British

This is the original and unrestored 1956 Albatross MkIII Super Sports Runabout that was owned and used by the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It was made using aircraft design principles and it…

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Barn Find: A De Tomaso Pantera Project Super Car

Ben Branch April 8, 2022
De Tomaso Pantera Project Car 15
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles

This is a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera that spent the last 20 years parked in the corner of a barn in Georgia before being rediscovered. The car is fitted with the correct 330 bhp 351…

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An “Affordable” Ford Mustang-Based Batmobile

Ben Branch April 8, 2022
1989 Batmobile Tim Burton Replica 12
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This Batmobile was built by Z cars in the United Kingdom using a 1965 Ford Mustang as the foundation. It has a fiberglass body, a spaceframe chassis, a 4-speed manual transmission, and a 380…

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For Sale: Nigel Mansell’s 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint

Ben Branch April 7, 2022
Birkin Seven Sprint 5
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint, it was ordered new by Formula 1 driver and future world champion Nigel Mansell. He kept the car in his private collection for decades and has only…

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The Amazing Rattletrap Beach Races In Australia

Ben Branch April 7, 2022
Rattletrap Races Crowdy Head 31
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Hot Rods

Five years ago a new event rattled the windows of holiday makers at the Crowdy Head caravan park on the coast of New South Wales in Australia, located three and a half hours north…

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The Marcos GT: An Unusual Sports Car With A Plywood Chassis

Ben Branch April 6, 2022
Marcos GT Car + Chassis
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

This is a Marcos 1600 GT from 1968, a car that’s remarkable for a few reasons, the most famous of which is that its chassis is made from plywood. Building a car with a plywood…

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