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5 Cars lighter than the new M2
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5 Cars lighter than the new M2

The new M5 has ‘thudded’ onto the scene. Swinging the literal mass of its M badge around, I thought I’d cut BMW a bit of a break… and weigh shame on the M2 instead!

The following is a list of cars lighter than this so-called ‘sports’ car.

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Batmans bat-shit crazy Can-Am
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Batmans bat-shit crazy Can-Am

The shadows. Like any good horror movie, is where the beasts emerge. Monsters so wild they've hidden themselves from mere mortals for years.

Created long ago in the early 70's, they've been biding their time, and now… they've returned.

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The Old Man in Miami
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The Old Man in Miami

A white over cream Ferrari Testarossa, the only true star of Miami Vice. A car so cool it made even I roll up the sleeves on my jacket, a crime against fashion; but not in Miami.

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5 Designer cars for next years fashion week
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5 Designer cars for next years fashion week

With the Tiktok generation in full swing, trends and fashions come and go faster most of these cars accelerate (especially No.2 on the list). Fashion is a flash in the pan , while style can stand the test of time. I like to think of myself as a style conscious man (he says sitting here in a white t-shirt and navy corduroy trousers), so I thought I’d take a look at style collaborations that will stand the test of time. Not a fashion fad that will forgotten like the last reel you watched.

None of these are investment pieces, but if you do find yourself with one, chances are you’ll have something rarer than any collector has stashed away.

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Down & Dirty with a Dino
Car Tales Jack Passey Car Tales Jack Passey

Down & Dirty with a Dino

As children we often dreamed of going on adventures and finding the buried treasures. Aztec gold, cursed pirate treasures, ineffable wealth.

But if like me as a boy you were into cars, what's the best treasure to ever be found? A 1974 Ferrari Dino.

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Need for Weed
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Need for Weed

The “International Marijuana Smugglers Association” or, to most of you out there, The IMSA (International Motor Sports Association). A nickname that the organization would struggle to shake for years, all because of two wealthy brothers with an itch to go racing.

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5 obtainable alternatives to RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction lots
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5 obtainable alternatives to RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction lots

Monterey car week is always a spectacle. Metal that us mere mortals can only dream of is wheeled out to be on show, driven even! The RM auction is much of the same, offering an array of the finest blue-chip collector cars to the rich and famous. While watching the auction, I started to think about alternatives that could indeed scratch the itch for the servicing costs of most of these lots.

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Cheating is Racing
Car Tales Tom Gidden Car Tales Tom Gidden

Cheating is Racing

People say rubbing is racing, but is it? The true expression should be cheating is racing. Throughout all of motorsport history designers, team principles and drivers have been looking for what’s known as the unfair advantage.

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