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The One Of A Kind 1933 Chevrolet Custom Car by Alex Tremulis

Ben Branch July 29, 2019
Chevrolet Alex Tremulis-Designed Custom Car
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This highly unusual 1933 Chevrolet custom car is thought to be the first complete car built to a design by Alex Tremulis, the legendary…

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Short Film: John Anthony Reviews The BMW 2002 In 1973

Ben Branch July 28, 2019
John Anthony Reviews The BMW 2002 In 1973
  • BMW
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short film clip from the former British motoring television show “Drive In” was only very recently uploaded by Thames TV. It offers a…

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For Sale: Speed Racer Mach 5 Go-Kart – Fully Functional

Ben Branch July 27, 2019
Speed Racer Mach 5 Go-Kart
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Gadgets

If you’ve ever wanted your own fully drivable Speed Racer Mach 5 you may very well be in luck, as this example is coming…

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Steyr-Daimler-Puch Pinzgauer 710M 4×4 All-Terrain Vehicle

Ben Branch July 26, 2019
Steyr-Daimler-Puch Pinzgauer 4x4 Front
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Steyr-Daimler-Puch Pinzgauer is renowned as one of the toughest and most capable off-road vehicles of its time, particularly among the military service members…

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Honda QA50 K0 Minibike – A Micro Off-Roader From The 1970s

Ben Branch July 25, 2019
Honda QA50 KO Minibike
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

The Honda QA50 K0 Minibike was released as a 1970 model and sold as varying successor models until 1975. It was a fascinating dabble…

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A One-Off Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake Designed By A Swede

Ben Branch July 24, 2019
Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake Rear
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  There’s little doubt that the Aston Martin Lagonda was one of the most controversial four-door car designs of its era, if not the…

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An Original Soviet Military-Specification Dnepr KMZ MV-750

Ben Branch July 23, 2019
Dnepr KMZ MV-750 Main
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

The Dnepr KMZ MV-750 is the heavily modified Soviet-Ukrainian variant of the popular Soviet-era version of the WWII-era BMW R71 sidecar motorcycle. Most of…

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Saudi Arabian Desert Find: A Rare 1961 Maserati 5000 GT Coupe by Ghia

Ben Branch July 22, 2019
Maserati 5000 GT Front 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

The Maserati 5000 GT Coupe was built to fulfill an order dreamt up by the Shah of Persia, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He wanted a…

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Short Film: Discovering An Apollo Astronaut Corvette For Sale On A Used Car Lot For $3,230

Ben Branch July 21, 2019
Astronaut Corvette Astrovette 1
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This short film by Michael Brown of Corvette Nation tells the story of Corvette collector Danny Reed, and his greatest ever discovery – an…

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A Brief History of the Incredible Vincent Black Shadow

Jon Branch July 20, 2019
Vincent Black Shadow Girdraulic forks motorcycle
  • Brief Histories
  • Motorcycles

In the Beginning there was Vincent HRD American author Hunter S. Thompson once said of Vincent’s world’s first “superbike”: “If you rode the Vincent…

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The Auto Fabrica Yamaha SR500 Type 7G – A Minimalist Scram Africa Desert Racer

Ben Branch July 19, 2019
Yamaha SR500 Custom Rear 3
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by Bujar Muharremi, the co-founder of AutoFabrica. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom build…

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A 430 BHP Corvette-Engined Land Rover Series 2A

Ben Branch July 18, 2019
Land Rover Series 2A Corvette V8 Engine Grille
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Land Rover

When the Land Rover Series 2A was first released in 1961 the engineers behind it would have had no idea that almost 60 years…

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