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1980 Kawasaki Mystery Ship

Ben Branch October 23, 2017
  • American
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles

The Kawasaki Mystery Ship The Kawasaki Mystery Ship was designed and built in 1980 by Alabama-born American designer Craig Vetter. At its peak, the Vetter Fairing…

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1978 Kawasaki Z1R-TC Turbo

Ben Branch October 3, 2017
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles

The Kawasaki Z1R-TC holds the distinction of being the first of what would become a rash of turbocharged Japanese motorcycles in the late ’70s…

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1989 Honda VFR750R Type RC30

Ben Branch September 21, 2017
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Honda VFR750R Type RC30, often just referred to as the RC30, is a unicorn motorcycle on par with the likes of Paul Smart’s…

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1985 Mazda RX-7 Evo Group B Works Racer

Ben Branch August 9, 2017
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Racing
  • Rally

Original, unused Group B rally cars come up for pubic auction exceedingly rarely. In fact I can’t think of even one in recent memory….

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The Mighty Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40

Ben Branch July 10, 2017
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

The unusually named company 506 Classic Auto Restorer is one of the world leaders in the rapidly growing world of vintage 4×4 restoration. The…

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A Retro Mod Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40 by Legacy Overland

Ben Branch June 21, 2017
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

Legacy Overland are headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, and they specialise in restoring classic 4x4s to better-than-new quality. This Land Cruiser is one of their latest builds,…

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DownShift Studio Honda CX500

Ben Branch June 19, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

Meet Jeremy and Joel DownShift Studio is run by Jeremy Lacy, an industrial designer based in Denver who specializes in illustrations and sketches of…

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Legacy Overland Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40

Ben Branch May 19, 2017
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

The Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40 was the diesel variant of the J40 series, with its better known sibling the FJ40 being fitted with a…

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Steve McQueen’s Honda CB450

Ben Branch April 29, 2017
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

Steve McQueen’s love for motorcycles is well documented, he owned many over the course of his life, including Indians, Triumphs, Husqvarnas, Hondas, and even…

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Original Trusco Cantilever Toolbox

Ben Branch March 16, 2017
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Japanese
  • Tools

The Trusco Cantilever Toolbox is designed to be a truly buy-it-for-life item that’ll never need replacing, and will likely get passed down through the…

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A Brief History of the Honda CX Series

Ben Branch March 6, 2017
  • eBay
  • Honda
  • Japanese

Introduction Before the movie “Back to the Future” had been thought of, Honda introduced its new model for 1978 as “First to the Future”….

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Nissan Fairlady Z 432

Ben Branch February 13, 2017
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare

The Nissan Fairlady Z 432 is a car that looks immediately familiar – until the hood is opened and you see a first generation…

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