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A Custom BMW R80 Scrambler From Monnom Customs
This post was written by Mike Gustafson at Monnom Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle…
Motor Mugs – Celebrating The Cars We Love, And The Cars We Love To Hate
Motor Mugs is a brand new UK company that offer a selection of mugs containing some forgotten cars from years gone by, it was…
Instructional Film: Camel Trophy 4×4 Driving School
This hour long instructional film contains a series of off-road driving lessons by the team behind the Camel Trophy – arguably the world’s…
For Sale: An Official A-Team Van – 1 of 6
This 1979 Chevrolet Van is one of just six that were built and licensed by Universal Studios to Hollywood Productions Inc. to promote the TV series…
For Sale: The First Production Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 LT5 V8 Engine
The engine you see here occupies a special place in Corvette history, it’s the first production LT5 engine that was manufactured by Mercury…
Mickey Thompson’s Personal Chevrolet Corvette Z06 “Tanker”
This car was Mickey Thompson’s personal daily driver back in the mid-1960s, it’s a rare Corvette Z06 “Tanker” – essentially a factory-built race…
For Sale: An Original Ferrari Daytona Steering Wheel
This is an ordinal Nardi steering wheel from a 1971 Ferrari Daytona, it has an estimated hammer price of £1,500 to £2,000 ($2,004 to…
1942 Indian Big Base Scout Racer – Painted By Von Dutch + Raced By Ed Kretz
This is a rare 1942 Indian Big Base Scout racer, it’s thought that just seven of these were built for this model year…
Litelok Moto 108 – Motorcycle Security For The 21st Century
The Litelok Moto 108 was developed by a former Rolls-Royce aeronautical engineer with over 30 years of industrial design experience to solve one…
The Opel Lotus Omega Type 104 – A Rare 177 mph Production Sedan From 1990
The Opel Lotus Omega Type 104 was the second fastest production four-door car in the world when it was released in 1990, with a…
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig’s Workshop Artifacts For Sale
This expansive collection of artifacts all belonged to Robert Pirsig, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that has…
A Shelby-V8 Engined 421 hp Ford Bronco Custom
The original Ford Bronco is one of the most important and beloved American 4x4s of its era, in more recent years it’s become…