Ben Branch
January 19, 2024
This is an engine dynamometer that was used by the Ferrari factory in Maranello during the early years of the company, right as they were developing some of their first models. It was bought…
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Ben Branch
January 18, 2024
This 1975 Volkswagen T2 left the factory in relatively standard van configuration, it was delivered to Italy where it was converted into an armored vehicle for use by Metronotte to transport jewelry, gold, and…
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Ben Branch
January 18, 2024
This is the Haven Tent, and for the uninitiated, it’s a patented hammock tent design that allows the occupant to lay completely flat, rather than in a curved position as with a regular hammock….
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Ben Branch
January 17, 2024
This is an unusual example of the tractors that came from Lamborghini Trattori in the 1950s, it’s one of 10 or so prototypes made that included both a set of wheels and a set…
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Ben Branch
January 17, 2024
This is the Ono Kezuru Hatchet, each is made by hand by the team at Neru Design Works in Japan, and the steel axehead is forged at the world-famous Tsubame-Sanjo Cutlery in Niigata. Neru…
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Ben Branch
January 16, 2024
This is one of the final 20 examples of the Maserati Mistral that were made, it was also the last of the “Casa del Tridente” Maseratis to be powered by a version of the…
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Ben Branch
January 15, 2024
This is the Fast Attack Buggy that you may remember from the Furious 7 film that debuted back in 2015 starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, and Kurt Russell. Also known…
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Ben Branch
January 14, 2024
This is a 1972 Holden HQ GTS Monaro, and if you’re not from the southern hemisphere you may never have encountered one before – it’s a 100% Australian-developed car. The Monaro family of sports…
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Ben Branch
January 13, 2024
This is a 1971 Ford Ranchero Country Squire, an unusual vehicle even by the already offbeat standards of the 1970s, and according to the Marti report it’s the only one that was ever built…
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Ben Branch
January 12, 2024
This is the Industrial Design Research FireAero, it’s an exceedingly rare vehicle with just 30 believed to have been built by the Laguna Beach-based company in the 1980s. Industrial Design Research (IDR) was founded…
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Ben Branch
January 12, 2024
This is a 1:24 scale Carrera Digital slot car track that has been built by a specialist from Belgium into a diorama of a 1960s-era forest circuit near San Francisco. Carrera is slot car…
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Ben Branch
January 11, 2024
This is a 1959 Devin-Porsche D, it’s an American designed and built sports car developed by Bill Devin – it entered limited production and quickly gained a reputation as a European sports car-killer. The…
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