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Full Documentary: The Only Surviving Airworthy Messerschmitt Bf109

Ben Branch September 8, 2019
Messerschmitt Bf 109
  • Films
  • German
  • Planes

This documentary covers the remarkable, decades long restoration of what would become the only flying Messerschmitt Bf109 in the world. In the years since…

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The Pulsejet-Powered Weltmeister Fictional Experimental Motorcycle

Ben Branch July 5, 2019
Pulsejet Motorcycle Engines
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

  This article was written by Per Gabos, the creator of this rather unusual pulsejet-powered motorcycle. The Weltmeister Fictional Experimental Motorcycle The Idea What…

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BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo – A Turbocharged 330 hp Sedan

Ben Branch January 28, 2019
BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Badge 2
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • German

The BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo had big shoes to fill when it was introduced in 1981 as a replacement for the BMW Alpina…

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Captured Prohibition-Era Smuggler’s Car – Hanomag 2/10PS “Kommisbrot”

Ben Branch January 18, 2019
Hanomag 2 10PS Main
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German

This Hanomag 2/10PS was captured smuggling contraband across the US/Mexico border, we don’t know exactly what the contraband was, but as it happened during the midst of the Prohibition it was almost certainly moonshine, tequila, whisky, or some other form of distilled rocket fuel.

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The Brütsch Mopetta – A Rare And Unusual German Microcar

Ben Branch January 15, 2019
Brütsch Mopetta
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German

The Brütsch Mopetta is one of the most beloved microcars from the era of the tiny, petrol-friendly, post-WWII runabouts. The fame of the Mopetta far…

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Fully Functioning Model: Wilesco Steam Locomobile D430 Traction Engine

Ben Branch January 7, 2019
Wilesco Steam Locomobile D430
  • Gadgets
  • German
  • Steam

The Wilesco Steam Locomobile D430 is a fully-functioning steam traction engine model that can drive under its own power for as long as the…

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Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 Wide-Body – 385 HP German GT

Ben Branch December 19, 2018
Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 Wide-Body Front
  • Cars
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz

The Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 “Wide-Body” was developed by the German tuning house as an all-out muscular German GT car with almost 400 hp…

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An Original 100% Driveable Porsche 356 A Training Chassis

Ben Branch October 9, 2018
Porsche 356 Chassis Back
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

This original 1956 Porsche 356 A training chassis was developed to give American mechanics a detailed understanding of Porsche running gear and engineering –…

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Porsche 356A 1600 Super Speedster – Unicorn Project Car

Ben Branch October 4, 2018
Porsche 356A 1600 Super Speedster
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

The Porsche 356A 1600 Super Speedster wasn’t originally designed to be an expensive car, in fact it was specifically designed to be as inexpensive…

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The Windhoff Four Cylinder – The Motorcycle Of The Future From 1926

Ben Branch October 3, 2018
Windhoff Four Motorcycle Main
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Motorcycles

This four-cylinder Windhoff was one of the most advanced motorcycles of its time thanks largely to its engine, which doubles as the motorcycle frame,…

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A Quick History of the BMW R80 G/S

Jon Branch October 1, 2018
BMW R80 GS Motorcycle
  • BMW
  • Brief Histories
  • German
  • Motorcycles

The adventure motorcycle genre is one of the most competitive sectors of the global motorcycle market, and it’s all thanks to the motorcycle you…

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The German Rally Unicorn: An Original Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar Racer

Ben Branch September 17, 2018
Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar Car
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Rally

The Porsche 959 is remembered a technological tour de force that forever changed the direction of supercar engineering, but in a wonderful twist of…

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