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650 BHP Supercharged Land Rover Defender Pick Up Truck

Ben Branch February 24, 2024
Land Rover Defender Pick Up Truck 19
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is almost certainly the most powerful, and possibly the most ludicrous, Land Rover Defender we’ve ever featured. It was built by 3R Automotive in the USA, and it’s powered by a Whipple supercharged…

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The 1929 de Havilland Gipsy Moth From “Out of Africa” Is Now For Sale

Ben Branch February 23, 2024
De Havilland Gipsy Moth From Out Of Africa
  • Films
  • Planes

This is the 1929 de Havilland Gipsy Moth that was used extensively in the 1985 film “Out of Africa” starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. It’s now being offered for sale with 100% of…

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A Japanese-Style Tanto Knife Made From A Railroad Spike

Ben Branch February 23, 2024
Railroad Spike Japanese Tanto Knife
  • Gear
  • Knives

This is an American railroad spike that’s been hand-forged by the blacksmiths at Northern Cresent Iron into a Japanese-style tanto knife with a 4.5″ blade. Northern Cresent Iron are a professional blacksmith team based…

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A Rare 1970 MkII Manta Ray Beach Buggy

Ben Branch February 22, 2024
Manta Ray Beach Buggy
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of the few surviving examples of the Manta Ray Beach Buggy, it’s a MkII variant from 1970 with a design based on the Dean Jeffries Mantaray II Kyote design that was…

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Sunski Couloir: Sunglasses With Removable Magnetic Side Shields

Ben Branch February 22, 2024
Sunski Couloir
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Style

These are the Sunski Couloir sunglasses, each pair comes with a set of removable magnetic side shields designed to protect you from glare reflected up from snow, ice, and water. The side shields can…

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For Sale: A Recently Built Range Rover Dakar Rally Racer

Ben Branch February 21, 2024
Range Rover Dakar Classic Racer
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Rally

This is a 1980 Range Rover V8 that was painstakingly rebuilt into a competitive rally car by Roberto Rettani – an experienced race car builder and FIA ACI Sport technical commissioner. It was built…

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1980 Ford Pinto “Cruising Wagon” Rallye Pack 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 20, 2024
Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon Rallye Pack
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1980 Ford Pinto “Cruising Wagon” with the rare Rallye Pack option and a 4-speed manual transmission. These wagons are hard to come by in good condition as many rusted out or…

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Ex-Steve Perry Of “Journey”: A 1987 Harley-Davidson Softail Custom

Ben Branch February 19, 2024
Harley-Davidson Softail Custom
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This 1987 Harley-Davidson Softail Custom was bought new off the showroom floor by Steve Perry, best-known as the frontman and lead singer of rock band Journey. In the decades since Perry bought the bike…

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Warehouse Discovery: The 1968 Kershaw “Cruiseaire” Toronado Limousine

Ben Branch February 18, 2024
Kershaw Cruiseaire
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Kershaw “Cruiseaire,” it was built in 1968 on the chassis of an Oldsmobile Toronado as a new kind of limousine and/or mobile office for the well-heeled businessman. Interestingly, the design of…

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The 30″ Cowboy Fire Pit Grill

Ben Branch February 18, 2024
Cowboy Fire Pit Grill 4
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Gear

This is the 30″ Cowboy Fire Pit Grill from the team at Barebones, it was developed as an all-in-one cooking station for camping trips and overland adventures, and thanks to its solid steel construction…

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Retro Adventure Wagon: A 1973 Toyota Hilux Chinook Camper 4×4

Ben Branch February 17, 2024
Toyota Hilux Chinook Pop-Up Camper 4×4
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 1973 Toyota Hilux Chinook that’s been converted into a retro pop-up camper with a four-wheel drive conversion, a 5.3 liter Vortec V8, a dual range transfer case, and accommodation for two…

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Aircraft Hangar Find: A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 16, 2024
Chevrolet Corvette Project Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1963 Chevrolet Corvette is now being offered for sale on eBay after spending many years sitting under a layer of dust at the Salem Municipal Airport in a hangar next to a Cessna….

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