Porsche 911: 50 Years
Porsche 911: 50 Years is a hardcover volume that I suppose would be officially classified as a coffee table book, although this description does…
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1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
The BMW 2002 Turbo is a wonderful example of what can occur when serendipity happens to a couple of Germans who happen to work…
BMW R100GS Scrambler by La Manufacture
The BMW R100GS was first produced in 1987, along with the other GS (Gelände/Straße) BMWs it was one of the original dual-sport motorcycles and was…
1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K/540K Spezial Roadster
The Mercedes-Benz 500K was first shown to the public at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show, the car caused a stir not just in Germany but…
Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of those hugely significant cars that’ll forever be remembered as one of the top 10 greatest vehicle designs of all time…
Mercedes-Benz Unimog Doppelkabine
The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is the German equivalent of the British Land Rover, the American Jeep and the Japanese Land Cruiser – It’s a function-first…
Porsche 911 x Singer Vehicle Design
I sometimes wonder what car designers would turn out if they were given carte blanche to create whatever they wanted – with no thought given…
August and Fred Duesenberg – 1925
August and Fred Duesenberg were two of the leading lights of the American automobile revolution, the men were self-taught engineers who started out building…
BMW K100 by Paul “Hutch” Hutchison
The BMW K100 has long been a personal favourite of mine, I can’t help but love an underdog and a motorcycle fitted with an…
Russian M-72 Blueprints
The Russian M-72 is a motorcycle that was actually designed in Germany by BMW, the Wehrmacht rejected the model as the planned replacement for…
Enigma Machine
It isn’t everyday that an original World War II Enigma machine comes up for sale, most of the machines are now either in museums…
Marder 1A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The Marder 1A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle is a German armoured personal carrier that’s been in development since 1960, the 1A3 version is the most…