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1968 McLaren M10B Formula 5000
Reasonably big names, race wins on two continents, and what looked to be an excellent restoration {vsig}2003-9_1301{/vsig} One of the most formidable F5000 cars of its era, the McLaren M10 raced successfully in Europe, America and Australasia. This McLaren M10B Repco is a milestone car in Australian motor racing. Driven to victory at Sydney’s Warwick…
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1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
Notoriously difficult to restore, with very fussy interiors Dear SCM: Thank you for the glowing review and the raising the bar on Alfa Giulietta Sprint Veloces in the January issue of SCM. This recent eBay result (item #2421596395, ending July 2, 2003) will help substantiate the elevated pricepoint that SCM supports. These fine cars are…
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1997 Ferrari F355 Spyder
The press loved the car, the people loved the car and customers had to get on a waiting list to buy it This is truly a beauty, in iconic Ferrari red with camel leather interior and matching boot, and a black automatic convertible top. The legendary engine is a 3.5-liter V8 producing 375 horsepower, with…
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1967 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III Phase II
Its door gaps were as exact as a bespoke Tuxedo and the engine bay was spotless Austin-Healey’s highly successful six cylinder cars entered their final iteration in 1964 with the BJ8 series, or Mk III. This was the high point in driver and passenger comfort for the “big” Healeys, as they became more of a…
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1903 Martini 41/18hp 4.1-Liter Type Rochers de Naye
In 1902, Martini acquired a license to build Rochet-Schneider designs and began production, rapidly establishing its reputation as Switzerland’s most exclusive manufacturer. In 1903, a Martini stole the headlines by ascending the Rochers de Naye cog wheel railway, an astonishing 11-km ascent with an average gradient of 22%. The car was driven by English entrepreneur…
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1968-70 AMC AMX
The AMX was hardly a car for conformists In 1968 American Motors finally had a winner. Maybe it’s just a law of averages type of thing, but the AMX was in many ways the right car for the right time. American Motors dumped the funky four-seat Marlin in ’68 and replaced it with a car…
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First Drive
There’s a lot going on at SCM world headquarters this month, but we’ll get to that in a minute. There’s been a milestone occurrence in the Martin-Banzer family. Last weekend, our 11-year-old daughter, Alexandra, learned to drive. Early piloting is a tradition in our family; My grandfather, Tom McDowell, taught me how to operate his…
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1964 Porsche 904 GTS
In 1963, the imminent threat of Abarth’s Simca 2000, which was to be raced in the European 2-liter championship, was the impetus for Porsche’s creation of the Carrera GTS. Porsche chassis designer Hans Tomala decided the required production run of 100 cars could not be quickly and cost-effectively produced in the traditional welded-tube frame format.…
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1948 Lincoln Convertible V12 Coupe
1942 was a tough year to introduce a new model, as the advent of WWII led to the cessation of all passenger automobile production. When Lincoln resumed production in 1946, what had been a bold restyling of the Zephyr model in 1942 was already starting to look dated. The front end retained the massive appearance…
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1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider
{vsig}2003-7_1304{/vsig} Last month, we wrote “How to Get Bottom Dollar for Your Alfa,” and described a pathetically written eBay auction-item #2410837134-that resulted in the sale of a nasty Duetto for $2,651. As chance would have it, as that issue went to press, we came across another Duetto on eBay. Beautifully presented, the car, even though…