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Sunbeam Tiger Matching Numbers Project

Sunbeam Tiger Matching Numbers Project

The Sunbeam Tiger is truly a hotrod that you could have bought from the factory. It's a two seater convertible with a big American V8 up front, what more could you ask for?! The Sunbeam Tiger was built by the Rootes Group, who also built the Sunbeam Alpine Roadster....

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1964 Austin Healey BJ7 Project

1964 Austin Healey BJ7 Project

The Austin Healey 3000 was produced from 1959-1967. All of the 3000’s came with a 2.9 liter six cylinder motor. These Sports Convertibles came with a four speed transmission, and were rear wheel drive. A classic British sports car combination. The BJ7 was launched at...

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1957 BMW Isetta 300

1957 BMW Isetta 300

The BMW Isetta is about as quirky as it gets. It's a three wheeled microcar, designed in Italy but built in many countries including Germany, Spain, Argentina, Belgium, France, and the UK. That is unusual in it of itself, but the odd shape and single cylinder motor...

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Bailey Replica 1970 Porsche 917

Bailey Replica 1970 Porsche 917

The Porsche 917 is one of Porsche’s best and most well known race cars. It won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. The 917 was powered by a flat 12 engine which varied in size from 4.5 to 4.9, and finally 5.0 liters. The car was capable of blistering...

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2001 Qvale Mangusta

2001 Qvale Mangusta

Qvale is a small Italian car maker that produced the Qvale Mangusta (the only car they ever made) from 1999-2002. This is your classic Italian American mashup, taking an Italian body and chassis and pairing it with an American motor. In this case the motor is a 4.6...

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High Speed: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3

High Speed: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3

The Porsche GT3 is the benchmark everyday track car. It's reasonably comfortable, fast, nimble, friendly to drive, and yet a weapon on the track. This 2018 model makes it a 991.2 model car, as it is the face lifted 991 version of the GT3. These cars came with a 4.0...

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GTCing Into the Future of Ferrari Values

GTCing Into the Future of Ferrari Values

The Ferrari GTC is without question one of the finest sports cars ever built. Having advanced well ahead of the mid 60s engineering, the simple and clean lines of the 365 GTC eclipsed the larger and heavier 275 GTB. The GTC was no revelation to Ferrari, rather it was...

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1958 Lancia Appia Series 2

1958 Lancia Appia Series 2

The Lancia Appia was produced from 1953-1963, and 107,000 Appia's were produced in total. There were three series of Appia's produced; the one we have found here is a series 2. All three series came with a narrow V4 engine of 1100cc's, with a single head for all four...

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Aston Martin Vanquish S

Aston Martin Vanquish S

The Aston Martin Vanquish S was the flagship Aston Martin in 2005; a grand touring masterpiece. With a 5.9 liter V12 up front, the Vanquish S made around 500 horsepower depending on the year. There were only 1086 produced for the entire production run. The Vanquish...

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Ferrari 212 Inter Grill + a great story

Ferrari 212 Inter Grill + a great story

The Ferrari 212 is one of the rarest Ferrari’s out there. There were only 82 produced, all of them with Coachwork carried out by some of the most famous coach builders out there (Vignale, Touring, Pininfarina etc.). The 212 was a successor to the 166, and used the 2.6...

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Bailey Replica 1970 Porsche 917

Bailey Replica 1970 Porsche 917

The Porsche 917 is one of Porsche’s best and most well known race cars. It won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. The 917 was powered by a flat 12 engine which varied in size from 4.5 to 4.9, and finally 5.0 liters. The car was capable of blistering...

2001 Qvale Mangusta

2001 Qvale Mangusta

Qvale is a small Italian car maker that produced the Qvale Mangusta (the only car they ever made) from 1999-2002. This is your classic Italian American mashup, taking an Italian body and chassis and pairing it with an American motor. In this case the motor is a 4.6...

High Speed: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3

High Speed: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3

The Porsche GT3 is the benchmark everyday track car. It's reasonably comfortable, fast, nimble, friendly to drive, and yet a weapon on the track. This 2018 model makes it a 991.2 model car, as it is the face lifted 991 version of the GT3. These cars came with a 4.0...

GTCing Into the Future of Ferrari Values

GTCing Into the Future of Ferrari Values

The Ferrari GTC is without question one of the finest sports cars ever built. Having advanced well ahead of the mid 60s engineering, the simple and clean lines of the 365 GTC eclipsed the larger and heavier 275 GTB. The GTC was no revelation to Ferrari, rather it was...

1958 Lancia Appia Series 2

1958 Lancia Appia Series 2

The Lancia Appia was produced from 1953-1963, and 107,000 Appia's were produced in total. There were three series of Appia's produced; the one we have found here is a series 2. All three series came with a narrow V4 engine of 1100cc's, with a single head for all four...

Aston Martin Vanquish S

Aston Martin Vanquish S

The Aston Martin Vanquish S was the flagship Aston Martin in 2005; a grand touring masterpiece. With a 5.9 liter V12 up front, the Vanquish S made around 500 horsepower depending on the year. There were only 1086 produced for the entire production run. The Vanquish...

Ferrari 212 Inter Grill + a great story

Ferrari 212 Inter Grill + a great story

The Ferrari 212 is one of the rarest Ferrari’s out there. There were only 82 produced, all of them with Coachwork carried out by some of the most famous coach builders out there (Vignale, Touring, Pininfarina etc.). The 212 was a successor to the 166, and used the 2.6...

Ingram Collection Explosion: 2007 Porsche GT3RS

Ingram Collection Explosion: 2007 Porsche GT3RS

We featured another car from this terrible misfortune that the Ingram Collection experienced, a 993 Turbo S. This Porsche 911 GT3RS is another casualty of the explosion at the Ingram Collection facility, which left much of their 80+ car Porsche collection in shambles....

Ferrari 512BB Seats

Ferrari 512BB Seats

There were only around 1000 512BB's ever built, so it's not everyday you're going to find seats for yours laying around. These are quite rare, and to our eyes are a nice color combination. The seller states that they are also the correct seats for a 365 GT4. Not much...

Porsche 356 Interior

Porsche 356 Interior

Does it get classier than a red interior? We don't think so. It makes us picture the golden age of Hollywood, cruising through LA in your Porsche 356 with your red interior gleaming in the sunlight. This unique and rare interior reportedly comes from a 1963-1964 356,...

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