The Series 1 Land Rover is still one of the most capable 4x4s ever made, it may not have traction control, independent suspension or any fancy buttons but it did have extraordinary lightness. Although perhaps Kam’s Land Rover wouldn’t be so light with it’s driver onboard.
Kam the elephant was a star attraction at the Bertram Mills Circus, they actually bought a 1959 Series 1 and modified it with a central steering wheel and a huge, padded seat over the rear axle. Kam would drive the tenacious 4×4 around the circus and often around the camp site although his inability to change gears restricted his top speed, somewhat thankfully.
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This is an original Concorde air speed indicator, it would have played a crucial role in the notoriously complex cockpit of the supersonic airliner. The landing speed of the Concorde was 147 knots (170 mph…
This Land Rover Series 2A LWB (long wheelbase) has been through a comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration by the talented team at Cool n’ Vintage for a world famous client – Deus Ex Machina. Impressively this…
This two part, hour long film covers everything you need to know to ride one of the most common motorcycles used by the British in the Second World War – the Norton 16H. The lessons…
This 1985 Norton Rotary racer is a fascinating project bike, fitted with one of the most unusual engines ever fitted to a motorcycle. Wankel rotary engines have a troubled history in the world of motorcycles…
This is the Group 44 Jaguar XJS that won the Trans-Am Category 1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship in the hands of Bob Tullius and his Group 44 team in 1978. Trans-Am was separated into two…
The classically-designed Halcyon Mark 49 motorcycle goggles are made in Britain from chromed brass and leather – the company prides itself on not using a single piece of plastic anywhere in their products, they still…
