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Rush: McLaren at 50

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"The banks of the Thames at Millbank were last night lined with an acreage of carbon fibre and alcantara - as noble British automotive and motorsports brand McLaren celebrated their 50th anniversary. As part of a rolling flotilla of events "

Porsche Prophet Magnus Walker

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"Magnus Walker is a mainstay of the automotive blogosphere. With a collection of Porsche 911s almost as spectacular as his locks, the Englishman in LA builds gobsmacking recreations and tweaked 911s - and has attracted a legion of filmmakers who "

DeSoto Adventurer II Concept

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"We like the name Virgil Exner. It brings us to mind the cult sixties/seventies children's programme Thunderbirds. But far from being a marionette, Ex was one of those typical mid century American creatives whose chops were honed by the "

Pininfarina x Ferrari

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"There's probably no other more powerful collaboration in the world of car culture than that which has existed between Pininfarina and Ferrari. For 60 years the design company has been responsible for the majority of the Ferraris we know and love "

The Mystery of Tyre Numbers

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"It annoys me every time I have to order a new tyre that I am completely in the hands of the bloke wielding the jack. I know nothing of the mystical digits on the side of my booties. Looking into "

MG3

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"We're really not sure how we feel about the resurrection of the MG brand. So when MG made the announcement recently that the whole model range will be available for less than £10K, there was yet another layer added to "

Honda NSX Shakedown

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"We are rather excited about the coming of Honda's new NSX. It's been a long while since the S2000 came onto the market - the last time the noble brand pushed whole heartedly into the world of pure sports cars. "

The best of Alfa Romeo

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"When manufacturers try to create the glories of their past, the results are often surprising. The Jaguar F-type is, for example, not quite destined to be the enduring classic of automotive history as is the E-Type it reflects - but "

Toyota 2000GT

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"The Toyota 2000GT just may be the most beautiful Japanese car ever made. Styling alone, credited to various folk from inhouse Toyota man Satoru Nozaki and jobbing German pensman Albrecht Goertz, is classic. It's all swooping, diving, sweeping lines in "

Mini Sprint

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"You can't help but be attracted to a car that is hunkered low. Chopping, sectioning, and generally lowering a car by taking a section straight out of the middle of the car in a horizontal swathe across the middle of "

Bollywood Car Chase Madness

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"There's not much to say about this one. It is simply one of the finest car chases I have ever witnessed. An anchor? In-line skates? Cars flying into the air in defiance of all known laws of physics? Are those "

Citroen GS Birotor

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"In the patchy history of the Wankel engine - one car has been curiously lost to memory. We reckon that the Citroen GS Birotor deserves to be remembered for more than an aberration. Launched in 1973 it featured a 107 PS (79 kW) "

Fiat VSS Concept

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"The Fiat VSS was based on the Ritmo - a collaboration between Fiat, the I.D.E.A. Institute. It was a groundbreaking design - mainly for its vision of using a monocoque frame and the inclusion of various subsystems "