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Motorcycle Design Icon: A Pre-WWII BMW R12

Ben Branch January 18, 2023
BMW R12 Motorcycle
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R12 is one of the most beautiful motorcycles from its era and many consider it one of the most beautiful of the…

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The GoRuck M22 Cordura Backpack: $195 USD

Ben Branch January 18, 2023
GoRuck M22 Cordura Backpacks
  • American
  • Bags
  • Gear

This is the GoRuck M22 Cordura Backpack, it has a design inspired by the simple canvas bags used by GIs in the Vietnam War,…

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Off-Grid + Adventure Ready: An Iveco 90-16 4×4 Overland Camper

Ben Branch January 17, 2023
Iveco 90-16 4x4 Overland Camper
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This overland camper was built in the United States on the back of an Iveco 90-16 4×4 that had been in use since the late…

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For Sale: An Original Chrysler Sno-Runner

Ben Branch January 17, 2023
Chrysler Sno-Runner Ski
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

The Chrysler Sno-Runner is almost certainly the strangest vehicle ever produced by the American automaker. It’s essentially a snow-moped with a single ski up front,…

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Weird Wheels: A Vectrix VX-1 Electric Custom Motorcycle

Ben Branch January 16, 2023
Custom Vectrix VX-1 Electric Motorcycle 16
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

When you first lay eyes on this Vectrix VX-1 custom it’s not completely clear what you’re looking at. It somewhat resembles the Henderson KJ…

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Randolph Aviator Sunglasses: U.S. Military Pilot Standard Issue

Ben Branch January 16, 2023
Randolph Aviator Sunglasses
  • Gear
  • Style

These are the Randolph Aviator Sunglasses, they have the unusual distinction of having been standard issue for U.S. military pilots and astronauts for over…

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For Sale: A Rare Early Mercedes-Benz Unimog

Ben Branch January 15, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 411
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is the Mercedes-Benz Unimog 411, it’s a member of the first generation of Mercedes-built Unimogs that incorporated a range of improvements over the…

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KTM 990 Super Duke Flat Tracker: Second Wave 001

Ben Branch January 14, 2023
KTM 990 Super Duke Flat Tracker
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the KTM 990 Super Duke as we’ve ever seen it before, as a stripped back lightweight flat tracker that would likely make very…

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For Sale: A Lotus-Renault 98T-Style Go-Kart

Ben Branch January 13, 2023
Lotus Formula 1 Go Kart
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a Lotus-Renault 98T-style go kart, it was built specifically to resemble the car driven by Ayrton Senna in the 1986 Formula 1 season…

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For Sale: A Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer

Ben Branch January 12, 2023
Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Just 300 examples of the Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer will be made, it’s a low-volume production motorcycle based very closely on the Metisse owned and…

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Hägglunds Bandvagn BV206: An Amphibious All-Terrain Legend

Ben Branch January 11, 2023
Hägglunds Bandvagn BV206
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This vehicle is known as either the Hägglunds BV206 or the Bandvagn 206, it’s a fully-amphibious vehicle that can be used on water, snow, ice, mud, sand, gravel,…

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A Ferrari 360 Modena V8 Engine Coffee Table

Ben Branch January 11, 2023
Ferrari 360 Modena V8 Engine Coffee Table 1
  • Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Gear

This is a glass-topped coffee table that’s been built around an original Ferrari 360 Modena V8, an engine that would have been capable of…

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