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The Ariel Nomad – A 100% Road-Legal Off Road Racing Buggy

Ben Branch April 14, 2021
Ariel Nomad 17
  • British
  • Cars
  • Off Road

The Ariel Nomad is the slightly more muddy sibling of the Ariel Atom, the Atom being one of the most driver-focussed cars in the…

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Honda CT50 Motra – A Rare Off-Road Scooter With High + Low Range

Ben Branch April 12, 2021
Honda CT50 Motra
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

The Honda CT50 Motra is one of the more unusual two-wheeled creations from Honda, it’s an off-road scooter that was designed to be genuinely…

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The Unusual Sunhill Buggy – Winner Of The Dakar Classic 2021

Ben Branch February 16, 2021
Buggy Sunhill Dakar Classic
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

In 2021 for the first time ever there was a classic class in the Dakar Rally – allowing the iconic Paris Dakar vehicles of…

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The Bowler CSP V8 Prototype “P2” – Powered By A 542 bhp 5.0 Litre Jaguar V8

Ben Branch February 1, 2021
Bowler CSP V8 Land Rover Defender 5
  • British
  • Cars
  • Off Road

This is an original Bowler prototype built using the firm’s all-aluminum Cross Sector Platform (CSP) chassis, you can see the chassis itself in the image…

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A Rare 1985 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar – 1 of 200 Ever Made

Ben Branch January 20, 2021
BMW R 80 GS Paris-Dakar
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

  This is a rare 1985 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar, just 200 were built to this specification in celebration of BMW’s continued success at…

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Documentary: The 1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas

Ben Branch December 6, 2020
1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas CM
  • Adventure
  • American
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

Editor’s Note: Some of you may have noticed that this is the third “expedition across the Americas” type documentary that we’ve featured in recent…

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A One-Off Citroën 2CV Twin-Engined 4×4 Desert Racer From The 1980s

Ben Branch December 2, 2020
Citroën 2CV Twin-Engined 4x4 Desert Racer
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Off Road

  This is completely custom-built Citroën 2CV is a twin-engined four-wheel drive desert racer that was developed by Frenchman Jack Hanon to compete in…

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1970s Adventure Documentary: Darien Conquest

Ben Branch November 29, 2020
Darien Gap Documentary
  • Adventure
  • British
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

  Darien Conquest is a documentary film from 1971 that shows the remarkable expedition to drive the full length of of the Americas –…

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Camel Trophy Support Vehicle: 1992 Land Rover Defender 110

Ben Branch November 25, 2020
Camel Trophy Land Rover 3
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

  This Land Rover Defender 110 was a Camel Trophy support vehicle, in the years since it’s been on three trips to India and…

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The Tamiya Hornet Is Back In Production – It Was The Best-Selling R/C Buggy Of The 1980s

Ben Branch November 20, 2020
Tamiya Hornet
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Off Road

  Anyone who was a child in the 1980s has heard of the Tamiya Hornet – it was the most desirable R/C buggy of…

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AOS Bushman Deluxe Apex Swag – An Authentic Australian Swag

Ben Branch November 17, 2020
AOS BUSHMAN SWAG
  • Australian
  • Camping
  • Off Road

  This is the Australian-made AOS Bushman Deluxe Apex Swag, it comes with a 10 year manufacturing and workmanship warranty, and it’s one of…

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Film: Through the Darién Gap with Helge Pedersen (by Motorcycle)

Ben Branch November 8, 2020
Through the Darién Gap with Helge Pedersen
  • Adventure
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

  Helge Pedersen is one of the world’s preeminent overland motorcycle adventurers, he’s ridden extensively on six continents and in this film he recounts…

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