Ben Branch
February 9, 2025
The Grumman FM-2 Wildcat was an improved version of the Grumman F4F Wildcat that was built by General Motors during WWII. The Wildcat was a famously tough carrier-based fighter that initially saw action in…
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Ben Branch
February 9, 2025
This is the Danner Mountain Light Boot, they’re made in the USA and the design has been slowly improved over the past 40+ years, without losing what made it special when it was first…
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Ben Branch
February 8, 2025
This is a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe, the design is based on the original Shelby Daytona from the 1960s that was built to do battle with the best sports racing cars coming out…
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Ben Branch
February 8, 2025
This is a 5.2 liter Ford Voodoo V8 that was sourced from a 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 with 19,000 miles on the clock. The Voodoo was introduced in 2015 with the S550 Shelby GT350…
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Ben Branch
February 7, 2025
This is one of the rarest examples of the early Unimog, it’s a Type 401 that was given a Westfalia conversion in-period to convert it from an open cab to a closed cab, nicknamed…
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Ben Branch
February 7, 2025
This is the Floyd Cabin, it’s an airline carry-on sized hardshell case that rides on interchangeable 55mm skateboard wheels, and its design was directly inspired by Venice Beach skate culture in the 1970s and…
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Ben Branch
February 6, 2025
Though this car looks like a mid-1950s Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, it’s actually a 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK320 that has been professionally rebodied. The SLK makes a good base for a build like this, it has…
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Ben Branch
February 6, 2025
This is the Fire Starter Combo Kit from Zippo, and as the name implies it includes everything you need to get a fire started in the great outdoors. Fire starting kits like this that…
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Ben Branch
February 5, 2025
This is a supercharged 1995 Ford Mustang Saleen S351 which was first used as a press vehicle for Saleen, it was then purchased by professional boxer (and businessman) George Foreman who kept it for…
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Ben Branch
February 5, 2025
This is a 1.6 liter Ford Kent Crossflow engine that benefits from a series of upgrades including dual Dellorto DHLA 40 carburetors, a performance camshaft, a 4-2-1 exhaust header, and a PerTronix electronic ignition….
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Ben Branch
February 4, 2025
This is an original Volkswagen Iltis 4×4 Type 183 from 1980. It’s a rare four-wheel drive developed to offer a homegrown four wheeler, as a replacement for the earlier DKW Munga and the VW Beetle-based…
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Ben Branch
February 4, 2025
This is a Seagrave V12, it’s an American-made engine that was used mostly in fire trucks, and as a result it has a gargantuan displacement of 906 cubic inches or 14.8 liters. The reason…
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