Classic Cars
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Beloved Icon has hashed out its gorgeous work again. The restomodding shop based in Los Angeles, California, has released its latest project into the wild: a 1954 Chevrolet Thriftmaster pickup truck. The Thriftmaster, part of the Chevrolet Advanced Design series, was the first redesign for the company's pickups after World War II. This particular model, a 1954, bore the most significant changes of its lifecycle. The windshield was a one-piece wraparound design, the taillights became round, the cargo bed rails were revised, and Chevrolet added an automatic transmission as an option. That makes...
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Singer Porsche 911 Mulholland honors the California coastal roadThe latest Singer Porsche has a wild paint job.
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Italian court recognizes Ferrari 250 GTO as art to protect from replicasThe ruling prevents Italian companies from making replicas of the multi-million-dollar Ferraris.
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Porsche 911 Speedster tows matching camperThey say cars are meant to be driven, and that's exactly what Volker Schiersch has done with his 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster. The brand highlighted Schiersch's car for a good reason: he tows a matching camper trailer with it. For all owners of garage queens out there, this is the real deal...
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Collector discovers his Porsche 356 was brand's first Le Mans-winning carCameron Healey, one of many Porsche 356 fans across the globe, stumbled upon a rather lovely example in 2009. The car, converted to a Spyder and painted red, had only a single owner since 1957. Although professionals knew this particular Porsche 356 was a very early model, nothing prepared Healey...
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Citroën has no desire to build a modern 2CVCitroën's CEO says the company has no interest in building a modern take on the beloved and agrarian 2CV that enjoyed a 43-year run.
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Rod Emory rolled out his personal Outlaw challenge dubbed the 1960 Porsche 356 RSR.
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Niki Lauda's 1975 Ferrari 312T heads to auctionA Ferrari Formula One car Niki Lauda drove and helped develop is headed to auction.
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1965 Jensen C-V8 strolls into Jay Leno's GarageAmerican horsepower meets English styling in Jay Leno's 1965 Jensen CV-8.
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Best of the Jeep Wrangler and CJ special editionsGo to any Jeep Jamboree, and you’ll see hundreds of modified Wranglers and CJ’s. Jeep owners revel in outfitting their Jeeps for even more extreme off-road duty or simply changing the aesthetics to make them their own. It’s a natural extension of the car guy experience, and...
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Honda restored a 1961 Chevrolet Apache pickup to commemorate its humble beginningsHonda has restored at 1961 Chevrolet pickup truck like the ones it used when it first arrived in the U.S.
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75 years of imitation: The original Jeep has been copied in form and function the world overThe original military jeep and its CJ and Wrangler predecessors have inspired imitators across the globe.
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BMW hasn't competed in Formula One, or the lower-rung Formula Two, since 2009 but here's the chance to own two pieces of history from both echelons of motorsport. The Drive first spotted the 1946 BMW F2 and 2007 BMW-Sauber F1 racers for sale via Race Cars Direct. Both hold their place in history for different reasons. The 1946 F2 was a new design for F2 entirely, which was born after WWII. According to the sale posting, it boasts a tube-frame chassis with a pre-war drivetrain. The engine is a 2.0-liter inline-6 that makes 90 horsepower. Power makes its way to the rear wheels via a 4-speed...
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How the military jeep became today’s Jeep WranglerThe Jeep Wrangler can trace its family history back more than 75 years, to when it wasn’t even a “jeep.” Here’s a look at the DNA that drives the most famous vehicle America ever built.
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New exhibition marks 90 years of Ferrari racing historyAlmost two decades before it built any cars, Ferrari was already competing in major motorsport competitions.
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First of Aston Martin's DB4 GT Zagato continuation cars to be unveiled at 2019 Le MansAston Martin is capitalizing on the classic car craze by building a run of DB4 GT Zagato continuation cars.
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Go on a virtual tour of Gordon Murray's past 50 years of car designGo back over 50 years of Gordon Murray design in a free online virtual tour.
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Original Aston Martin V8 Vantage spotted on set of new James Bond movieJames Bond looks set to drive an original Aston Martin V8 Vantage in the latest instalment of the spy franchise.
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Jay Leno's body man and painter brings his rare fuel-injected 1958 Chrysler 300D to Jay Leno's Garage.
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Porsche 914 celebrates its 50th birthdayPorsche is celebrating the mid-engine 914 sports car's birthday with the "Typically Porsche" day at the Porsche Museum and a special exhibit to follow through July 7.
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Jay Leno's Garage welcomes the unicorn Porsche: the 959The Porsche 959 was a game-changing supercar in 1988. with 450 horsepower on tap and numerous advances in the name of speed and practicality. Check out this one as it visits Jay Leno's Garage.
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Singer Little Tony's Lamborghini Miura restored in beautiful rare blue colorSinger Little Tony bought one of six Lamborghini Miura's in Azzurro Mexico blue in 1971, and the car is now restored to its full factory glory
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BMW recreates the long-lost Garmisch concept for 2019 Villa d’EsteBMW has recreated the Marcello Gandini-designed Garmisch concept almost 50 years after it disappeared.
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Original Shelby Cobras, including a 427 S/C Roadster, fetch big bucks at auctionA collection of impressive cars owned by the late Steven Juliano went under the hammer at Mecum's 2019 Indianapolis auction.
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