Ben Branch
May 1, 2024
The original plan for the Mitsubishi Pajero Jr “Flying Pug” was to complete a production run of 1,000 examples, but it proved so woefully unpopular that just 139 were made before production was shut…
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Ben Branch
May 1, 2024
This is a 1988 BMW R100GS that’s been cleverly back-dated into the style of the earlier BMW R80G/S, a motorcycle famous for founding the modern adventure bike genre, and winning the Paris Dakar Rally…
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Ben Branch
April 30, 2024
The Lamborghini Jalpa was developed by Lamborghini as a successor to the earlier Urraco. The Jalpa offered a lower-priced alternative to the Countach, and it was aimed squarely at the Porsche 911 and the Ferrari…
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Ben Branch
April 30, 2024
This unique hip flask was designed by the team at Wingback in London, England. It’s cylindrical in shape and made from aerospace-grade stainless steel, and it includes a handy bottle opener tucked away under…
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Ben Branch
April 29, 2024
* Editor’s Note: This piece was updated with corrected information on August the 29th, 2026. The earlier version repeated the often mis-cited history of the first Musteros, however we have some new information, and…
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Ben Branch
April 29, 2024
This is Niki Lauda’s AGV helmet from the 1976 German Grand Prix, a Formula 1 race that would live in infamy due to Lauda’s crash at the Nürburgring and the fire that followed, causing him…
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Ben Branch
April 28, 2024
This is the only example of the Heuliez Intruder Convertible that was ever made, it was built in 1996 on the chassis of a Mercedes-Benz G320 G Wagon, and it keeps the transmission, transfer…
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Ben Branch
April 28, 2024
This BMW S38B35 engine benefits from a recent rebuild by Henry Lawrence of The Power Plant. It now displaces 4.0 liters instead of the original 3.5, and it has a slew of upgraded internal…
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Ben Branch
April 27, 2024
This Prevost H3-45 Featherlite Vantare Motorcoach is a 2000 year model that was owned from new by former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman for over 20 years until just last year. It’s now being…
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Ben Branch
April 27, 2024
This is the ComplEAT Utensil Set from Gerber Gear, it’s an all-in-one kit that can be used as barbecue tongs, then taken apart when its time to eat, giving you a spoon, fork, and…
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Ben Branch
April 26, 2024
This 1967 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 is said to be a stalled project that was undertaken back in the early 2000s. The car was fitted with an American 4.6 liter Northstar V8 and repainted…
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Jon Branch
April 26, 2024
The Gulf racing livery was propelled into motorsports stardom on the fame of the 1967 and 1968 Le Mans victories of the Gulf/JW Wyer Automotive team, followed by the release of the 1970-1971 movie…
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