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Fordson WOT: A WWII-Era RAF Radar Truck – $17,400+ USD

Ben Branch September 23, 2023
Fordson WOT
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This is a Fordson WOT, the name stands for “War Office Truck,” and this example was deployed by the Royal Air Force during World War II as a radar truck. It’s been restored and…

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For Sale: An Ex-US Navy Vought A-7 Corsair II – $50,000 USD

Ben Branch September 20, 2023
Vought A-7 Corsair II
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This Vought A-7 Corsair II was first delivered to the US Navy in the 1960s, it would then serve with Attack Squadron 46 while deployed aboard USS John F. Kennedy during Operation Desert Shield/Desert…

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A Rare Bulletproof Minerva Series I 4×4 Special Forces Vehicle

Ben Branch September 11, 2023
Minerva Series I Blindé 22
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This is a rare Minerva Series I “Blindé” parachute reconnaissance vehicle, it’s fitted with a bulletproof front end including 1/4 steel plating and bulletproof glass and it was used in period by Belgian special…

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An Original SAS Prototype Land Rover Series 1

Jon Branch September 9, 2023
Land Rover Series 1 4x4 SAS Prototype
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The Land Rover began life when at the end of the Second World War British car maker Rover decided to create their own small 4×4 quite like the American Jeep. The Jeep had been…

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There’s A Rolls-Royce Griffon Rocker Cover Table For Sale

Ben Branch September 7, 2023
Rolls-Royce Griffon Table
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This table has been made around an original Rolls-Royce Griffon rocker cover. The Griffon was the V12 aero engine that followed the earlier Rolls-Royce Merlin engine which had powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, and…

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For Sale: A WWII Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXB

Jon Branch September 5, 2023
Supermarine Spitfire MkIXB Battle of Britain The Longest Day
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This is an original World War II-era Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXB, it’s been fully restored to airworthy condition and it’s appeared in a number of films including “The Longest Day” and “The Battle of…

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Project Plane For Sale: A Crashed WWII Focke-Wulf Fw 190: $600,000 USD

Ben Branch September 2, 2023
Focke-Wulf-Fw-190F-Main Image
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The aircraft you see here is a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 that was shot down by Soviet Hurricanes during a battle of the “Continuation War” in the skies over the Eastern Front on the 4th…

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For Sale: An Original WWII-Era Air Ministry “Scramble Bell”

Ben Branch September 1, 2023
Air Ministry Scramble Bell
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This is a WWII-era Air Ministry “Scramble Bell,” bells like this were used at RAF airfields to call pilots to their aircraft to intercept incoming Nazi bomber raids. This bell is stamped “AM” for…

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For Sale: A Street-Legal Ex-SAS Longline Light Strike Vehicle

Ben Branch July 2, 2023
Longline Light Strike Vehicle
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This is a 1990 Longline MkII Light Strike Vehicle that was built specifically for use by the Special Air Service (SAS) in the First Gulf War. It’s now one of just five survivors of…

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There’s A WWII-Era 1939 Messerschmitt Bf-109E Fighter Plane For Sale

Ben Branch June 17, 2023
Messerschmitt Bf-109
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This Messerschmitt Bf-109E is the only surviving privately-owned Bf-109E that saw service with the Legion Condor during the Spanish Civil War, and it continued flying until 1958 – almost certainly making it the longest…

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Affordable Warbird For Sale: A Fully Restored WWII-Era Boeing Stearman

Ben Branch June 13, 2023
Boeing Stearman
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This is a 1943 Boeing Stearman, it was built during the Second World War and used as a training aircraft for military pilots before being sold off as military surplus to a civilian owner…

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Project Plane: A 1955 Soviet MiG-15 Fighter Jet – $25,000 USD

Ben Branch June 2, 2023
Soviet MiG-15 Fighter Jet
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This is a 1955 Mikoyan-Gurevich 15, better known simply as the MiG-15, it was the dominant Soviet fighter jet of the years just after WWII, and the model saw significant combat against the Americans…

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