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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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For Sale: A Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 Homage Display

Ben Branch February 16, 2024
Castrol Marlboro Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 Homage Display
  • Gear
  • Home
  • Rally

This is a Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 display based on the car driven by Roger Clark in 1975. It contains a Minilite-style wheels with tires, lightweight composite trunk and hood panels, all fitted…

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The Harley-Davidson MT500: Harley’s Rare 1990s Military Bike

Ben Branch February 15, 2024
Harley-Davidson MT500 10
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

This is a Harley-Davidson MT500 from 1999, it has just 8 miles on the odometer, and (arguably) it is still the toughest off road motorcycle to ever carry the Harley-Davidson name. The MT500 originated…

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The Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT

Ben Branch February 15, 2024
Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT
  • Gear
  • Style
  • Watches

This is the new Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT, it’s a 1950s retro-styled dive watch and dual-timezone GMT powered by the new Swiss Sellita SW330-2 movement. Every Christopher Ward watch is designed in England…

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