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A Working Ford 1965 Mustang K-Code V8 Engine 1:3 Scale Model Kit

Ben Branch April 16, 2020
Ford 1965 Mustang V8 Engine Model Kit Box
  • American
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

This is a working 1:3 scale model kit of a Ford 1965 Mustang K-Code V8 engine, it’s specifically designed for both adults (and teenagers)…

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The Muncher By Full Windsor – The Only Firestarting Titanium Spork You’ll Ever Need

Ben Branch April 14, 2020
The Muncher By Full Windsor 1
  • American
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

This is the Muncher By Full Windsor, it’s an ultra-lightweight titanium spork that can also start fires thanks to the included ferro fire striker…

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Full Film: Wonderful World Of Wheels – Featuring Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby

Ben Branch April 12, 2020
Wonderful World Of Wheels Fabian
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

Wonderful World Of Wheels is a film from the 1960s that features an expansive look at automobile culture in the United States. The film…

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Crate Engine King: A 1,000 HP 10.35 Litre Daily-Driveable Big Block V8

Ben Branch April 11, 2020
Hardcore Horsepower 1000 hp Crate Engines
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

We don’t often think of 1,000 hp engines as being daily-drivable either because their so highly-strung they’re likely to blow themselves to pieces or…

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For Sale: The Road-Legal Dodge Firearrow II Concept Car by Virgil Exner

Ben Branch April 9, 2020
Dodge Firearrow II Concept Car by Virgil Exner
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the 1954 Dodge Firearrow II concept car, a design by Virgil Exner, the legendary design chief of the Chrysler Corporation. The 1950s were…

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Project Car: A 1956 Devin Triumph Racer – Would You Take It On?

Ben Branch April 6, 2020
Devin Triumph Car Back
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Project Vehicles

Devin Enterprises was founded by Bill Devin in 1955 to build lightweight racing and sports car bodies from fibreglass – a material that was…

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Car Cookie Cutters – 100+ Car Designs – 100% Made In The USA

Ben Branch April 6, 2020
Car Cookie Cutters Datsun 240Z
  • American
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Home

Given the current conditions many of us are living under, with lockdowns and quarantines, there’s been a groundswell in interest in things you can…

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An Incredible Collection Of Free, Downloadable Golden Age Racing + Hot Rod Comic Books

Ben Branch April 4, 2020
Free Comic Books
  • American
  • Art
  • Books

Comic Book Plus is one of the world’s largest databases of freely downloadable comics that are all in the public domain – impressively they’ve…

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A Free Motorcycle Adult Coloring Collection by Adam Kay

Ben Branch April 3, 2020
UMC-55-BMW-LINE
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Many of us are spending far more time indoors than usual and if you’re anything like me, you’re on the lookout for things to…

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An SAS-Specificaton 1942 Ford GPW – A WW2 North African Desert Survivor

Ben Branch April 2, 2020
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars

This Ford GPW was discovered in the Tunisian desert of North Africa along with a horde of abandoned military vehicles, shortly after it found…

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The AMC Mighty-Mite – An Unusual V4-Powered American Mini Jeep

Ben Branch March 30, 2020
American Motors Mighty-Mite
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

The American Motors Mighty-Mite was developed in the mid-1940s as a lightweight alternative to the Jeep that could be more easily deployed by helicopter….

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Griffith Series 200 – The Original Factory Development Prototype

Ben Branch March 24, 2020
Griffith Series 200 Side
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  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This car was sold as the Griffith Series 200 in the United States and as the TVR Griffith 200 in the United Kingdom, with…

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The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

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