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The Triumph 2500 Mk II is an elegant, quintessentially British car produced between 1969 and 1977.  And yet it's sort of not.      It is British, having been built by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England.  However, it was actually designed by Italian Giovanni Michelotti - as was the Triumph 2000 that preceded it, plus a number of other TMC offerings of the era, including the Herald, Spitfire, GT6, TR4, Dolomite and Stag - elevating its style above that of many of its contemporary British competitors' stodgy offerings. It was also quite an advanced car for its time, featuring coil-sprung independent suspension on all corners, although it still ran with a front disc, rear drum brake set-up.  There was also an early  PI - standing for petrol injection - variant, but that option was dropped in favour of the twin Stromberg carby configuration that already served the rest of the lineup well.  An optional overdrive (on ...

This exquisite Porsche RSR tribute was custom-made by the eponymous Jeff - of Aussie YouTube channel Home Built By Jeff - and is based on a 1974 911S.  We'll get to Jeff, his excellent channel and the other  brilliant  cars that he's hand-crafted in a minute but, before we do, I want to explore a few other car-related YouTube channels that are also well worth a look.    Fanatik Builds: I'd really, really like to be able to rate this Canadian-based channel higher but the presenter annoys me.  He's a bit of a smart*rse but can't quite carry it off.  There's zero doubt that he's clever, the resto-modding he does with his father on their LS-swapped Triumph GT6 is amazing and it's quite a well-produced show.  Try watching a few eps; you might be more tolerant than I am and, as I've alluded to, the project itself is a proper engineering feat.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohnAc8nMdYZImxsCLyz5gg . Raising Junior:  This is another father ...

There were a few real treats on show at August, 2021's, Classics by the Beach, held at the Long Beach carpark in Sandy Bay, fewer than 10 minutes' drive south of Hobart, Tasmania.  Fiat fans are likely to enjoy Chris' 128 sedan and anyone into their Holdens - or Aussie muscle, in general - could not fail to love Lester's immaculate HX LE coupe.  And of course there's the usual eclectic selection of vehicles large and small, classic, sporty or modified, from all around the Globe.  Please enjoy! Here's Chris' 128, featuring a 1500 cc motor, twin DCNF Webers, a modified cam and extractors, plus a five speed 'box, uprated suspension - including a front sway bar - and cool 13" alloys.  It also has a tastefully upgraded interior with a nice four-spoke sports steering wheel, Honda Integra front seats and a plush rear bench, trimmed to match.  The car used to belong to a biggish-wig within the South Australian Italian car fraternity but had passed through a...