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African Tour in Lambretta
Third of March 1954, Serge Gauquelin and Jean-Claude Marcq went out for a trip thru Africa on their Lambretta LD 125. They got back fifteen months later and it looks like they visited a lot of cities...
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Lancia Stratos
Like many other coachbuilders, Bertone had to change its business model in the 1960s. The ever increasing popularity of the unitary chassis left little room for custom coachbuilding. In order to...
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Steve McQueen, Bud Ekins and the Chevy-powered Hurst Baja Boot
The Hurst Baja Boot was envisioned by Vic Hickey who was regarded as one of General Motors top engineers of the time. GM had a “no racing” policy in place that initially stopped any plans of producing...
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Auto Union Type C
Mercedes-Benz domination in Grand Prix ended with the Auto Union Typ C. It took a few years to get it right, but Ferdinand Porsche's daring design with a mid-mounted V16 finally won. It claimed many...
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Hughes XH-17 "Flying Crane"
The XH-17 began as a ground test stand for a huge tip-jet-powered rotor system. In 1949, Hughes Aircraft got a contract to turn it into a flying machine. The giant rotors promised a huge lifting...
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Rockstars' Garage: John Lennon's Psychedelic Rolls-Royce
This car was manufactured in 1965 by the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited, Crewe, Cheshire. The car was fitted with a limousine body by Mulltner Park Ward and finished in Valentines Black.When completed,...
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Bristol’s low speed wind tunnel
Bristol Aircraft have entered the motor cycle field for the first time at the International Cycle and Motor Cycle Show with a new reinforced plastics fairing. Oct 31, 1958; London, UK. In Bristol’s low...
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