Ben Branch
December 4, 2024
This is a rare surviving example of the BMW K100RS “Hossack” from 1988 with a state-of-the-art front suspension system developed and patented by Scottish engineer and McLaren Formula 1 team veteran Norman Hossack. Hossack’s…
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Ben Branch
December 4, 2024
This is a rare 1966 Ford 427 SOHC “Cammer” V8, an advanced engine developed by Ford in the 1960s with single overhead cams per bank, allowing it to rev far higher than its cam-in-block,…
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Ben Branch
December 3, 2024
The 1984 Sbarro Super Eight is one of the most unusual one-off cars of the 1980s, and that’s really saying something. Despite its hatchback looks, the Super Eight is actually a mid-engined Ferrari 308…
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Ben Branch
December 3, 2024
The Audio-Technica Sound Burger was first released in 1983 and it quickly became an industrial design icon, influencing many other music players of the time. It was battery operated and came with headphones, allowing…
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Ben Branch
December 2, 2024
This is a Kellison J6 Panther that was built in 1975. It’s an American-designed sports car that was developed by former USAF fighter pilot Jim Kellison, and it could be built on a variety…
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Ben Branch
December 2, 2024
This is a scale model of the Hypervan, it’s one of Syd Mead’s best-known designs and that’s really saying something, as the full catalogue of his work is vast, and vastly influential. Syd Mead…
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Ben Branch
December 1, 2024
This is a Fisher Fury from 2014. On a pound-for-pound basis it’s hard to argue that these aren’t some of the best lightweight sports cars in the world, with a curb weight of just…
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Ben Branch
December 1, 2024
This is the Model 1911 Rubber Band Gun from Elastic Precision. It uses a clever loading and firing mechanism to offer semi-automatic functionality, allowing you to load up to six rubber bands at a…
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Ben Branch
November 30, 2024
This is almost certainly one of the most famous racing Rolls-Royces ever made, a feat made all the more impressive by the fact that Rolls-Royce didn’t want it made at all and very nearly…
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Ben Branch
November 30, 2024
This is Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition ship, the Endurance, as you’ve never seen it before – in Lego form. Far from being a small, simple Lego kit for kids, this is a 3,011 piece…
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Ben Branch
November 29, 2024
This is the 1927 Bugatti Type 27 replica that was used by Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum P.I. Specifically, this car was used in episode seven from season three…
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Ben Branch
November 29, 2024
This is the Malle Expedition Backpack, it’s made for life in the field from a range of materials like expedition-ready waterproof coated canvas, bridle leather, and solid welded hardware, with waterproof membranes and waterproof…
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