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Project Car: C1 Corvette Chassis + Drivetrain

Ben Branch November 10, 2024
C1 Chevrolet Corvette Chassis 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the powered rolling chassis from a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette C1. The body was removed to go onto a modified chassis, and the chassis is now being offered for sale in the hopes…

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eBay Find! A Collection Of Kawasaki Z1R TC Turbocharged Motorcycles

Ben Branch November 9, 2024
Kawasaki Z1R TC Turbocharged Motorcycles
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a collection of 7 examples of the 1978 Kawasaki Z1R TC, the world’s first turbocharged production motorcycle. It also includes an additional three ZR1s, one of which has been converted to run…

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The “Build Your Own Watch Movement” Kit

Ben Branch November 9, 2024
Build Your Own Seiko NH36 Movement Kit 1
  • Gear
  • Watches

This is the Build Your Own Seiko NH36 movement kit from the team at Rotate Watches. It includes a fully-functional mechanical watch movement, and the builder learns how to assemble and disassemble it, as…

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Brand New Build: Donut Garage’s V-Rod Cafe Racer

Ben Branch November 8, 2024
Donut Garage V-Rod Cafe Racer
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the new V-Rod Cafe Racer – it was developed and built over a period of months to look like an actual in-house Harley-Davidson pre-production prototype, with fastidious attention to detail throughout. This…

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A Sinclair C5: Still In The Factory Box From 1985!

Ben Branch November 8, 2024
Sinclair C5 In Factory Box
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a Sinclair C5 that remains in its original box, with the sealing straps still in place from the Merthyr Tydfil factory in the 1980s. The Sinclair C5 was billed as the future…

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For Sale: A Toyota Century V12-Powered Land Cruiser

Ben Branch November 7, 2024
V12-Powered Toyota Land Cruiser
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser 60 series that’s been fitted with a 5.0 liter V12 engine from a Toyota Century. It’s now being offered for sale directly from the team that built…

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There’s An M2 Bradley “Turret Simulator” For Sale

Ben Branch November 7, 2024
M2 Bradley Turret Simulator
  • Military
  • Project Vehicles

This is a turret simulator that was used to train US Army crews on the finer points of operating the pointy end of the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The M2 Bradley, otherwise known…

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A DeLorean-Inspired “Back to the Future” Electric Motorcycle

Ben Branch November 6, 2024
DAB 1α Back to the Future DeLorean Electric Motorcycle
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a bespoke DAB 1α electric motorcycle built as an homage to one of the most famous cars in cinema history – Doc Brown’s DeLorean DMC-12 time machine from the Back to the…

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Project Vehicle: A Swedish Stridsvagn 74 Light Tank

Ben Branch November 5, 2024
Stridsvagn 74 Light Tank
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Military

This is a Stridsvagn 74 Light Tank, it’s a military vehicle built by AB Landsverk in Landskrona, Sweden in the late 1940s as the Strv m/42, then upgraded to Strv 74 light tank configuration…

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For Sale: An Original Star Trek Klingon Disruptor Pistol

Ben Branch November 5, 2024
Star Trek Klingon Disruptor Pistol
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

This is a Klingon Disruptor pistol prop that was used in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and George Takei. The Klingons are perhaps the most memorable foes…

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For Sale: A 1990 Consulier GTP – “The Forgotten American Supercar”

Ben Branch November 4, 2024
Consulier GTP
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1990 Consulier GTP, it’s a handbuilt American supercar that was once the toast of the town, but which is now largely forgotten outside of obscure classic car circles. The Consulier GTP…

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There’s A 1903 “Wright Flyer” Wing Fabric Segment For Sale

Ben Branch November 4, 2024
1903 Wright Flyer Wing Fabric Segment 1
  • Gear
  • Planes

This is a small fabric segment from the wing of the 1903 Wright Flyer – the first manned heavier-than-air powered aircraft to achieve sustained flight, on the 17th of December 1903. The Wright Flyer…

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