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Project Plane: A WWII-Era Boeing Stearman Model 75 – $50,000 USD

Ben Branch December 11, 2020
Boeing Stearman Model 75 1
  • American
  • Planes
  • Project Vehicles

  The Boeing Stearman Model 75 was the most prolific American biplane trainer aircraft of the Second World War, over 10,000 were built and…

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1 of 90 Made: The Rare Ford Torino Twister Special

Ben Branch December 10, 2020
Ford-Torino-Twister-Special-V8
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ford

  The Ford Torino Twister Special is an exceedingly rare car, just 90 were ever built and only 29 are now accounted for in…

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Twin-Engined Royal Enfield Land Speed Racer – The First Naked Bike To Exceed 200 mph

Ben Branch December 9, 2020
Twin-Engined Royal Enfield Land Speed Racer
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  This highly unusual twin-engined Royal Enfield motorcycle was designed and built by Jimmy Enz of Lynwood, California in the late 1960s with one…

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JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engined Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 8, 2020
JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engine Production Motorcycle 5
  • American
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

  Editor’s Note: We don’t typically feature choppers on Silodrome as it’s not really our wheelhouse, however we do make exceptions to this every…

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The Simpson M50 Helmet – Retro Looks, Modern Safety

Ben Branch December 7, 2020
Simpson M50 Helmet
  • American
  • Gear
  • Helmets

  The Simpson M50 helmet is a 21st century reissue of Simpson’s classic 1970s-style motorcycle helmets, but it’s now built to current DOT safety…

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Documentary: The 1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas

Ben Branch December 6, 2020
1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas CM
  • Adventure
  • American
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

Editor’s Note: Some of you may have noticed that this is the third “expedition across the Americas” type documentary that we’ve featured in recent…

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The Chevrolet El Camino SS – A 325 hp American Icon

Ben Branch December 4, 2020
Chevrolet El Camino SS 396
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Muscle Cars

  The Chevrolet El Camino SS was the high performance version of the standard El Camino – a car that had been released in…

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The New Snowmobile Two-Stroke Oil Scented Candle

Ben Branch December 2, 2020
Snowmobile Two-Stroke Oil Scented Candles
  • American
  • Gear
  • Home

  This is the new Snow Tiger scented candle by the team at Flying Tiger Motorcycles – it’s a scented candle that uses two-stroke…

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Chevrolet K5 Blazer Restomod – With A 480 HP LS3 Crate Engine

Ben Branch December 1, 2020
Chevrolet-K5-Blazer-Restomod
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

  The Chevrolet K5 Blazer you see here has been modified with a brand new 376 cu. in. LS3 crate engine producing 480 hp…

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The Mercury Cougar XR7 From James Bond’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”

Ben Branch November 30, 2020
Mercury Cougar XR7 James Bond On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Muscle Cars

This is a 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 convertible that had a starring role in the classic James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service…

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1 of 1: The De Tomaso Sport 5000 – A Joint Project Between Carroll Shelby and Alejandro de Tomaso

Ben Branch November 24, 2020
De-Tomaso-Sport-5000
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Shelby

  Just one example of the De Tomaso Sport 5000 prototype was ever made, it was a joint project between Carroll Shelby and Alejandro…

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1 of 12 – A Rare Ford Bronco Desert Racer Built By K Bar S

Ben Branch November 23, 2020
Ford Bronco
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Ford

  The first generation Ford Bronco is one of the most beloved and desirable American four-wheel drives of all time, their values have been…

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