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The Jacob Bromwell Freedom Flask: A Solid Copper 12oz Flask

Ben Branch January 28, 2022
Jacob Bromwell Freedom Flask
  • American
  • Gear

This is the Jacob Bromwell Freedom Flask, it’s made from 100% copper using a traditional hand-hammering technique and each comes with a lifetime guarantee….

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1972 Triumph Trackmaster – The Ascot TT Record Holder

Ben Branch January 27, 2022
Triumph Trackmaster Motorcycle
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The 1972 Triumph Trackmaster you see here is the bike ridden by Ron Moore in the 1970s that set the record around the Ascot…

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For Sale: A Porsche 356 Speedster Engine

Ben Branch January 27, 2022
Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster Engine
  • Classic Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a fully-rebuilt Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster engine from the first year of the model’s production run – 1954. When new from the…

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Mille Miglia Eligible Racer: A 1956 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster

Ben Branch January 26, 2022
Jaguar XK140
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a rare Jaguar XK 140 MC Roadster, it was the highest performance version of the XK140 offered to the public at the time…

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Gerber Key Note: The 1 Inch Pocket Knife

Ben Branch January 26, 2022
Gerber Key Note Pocket Knife 1 Inch
  • American
  • Gear
  • Knives

This is the Gerber Key Note and it’s almost certainly the shortest pocket knife currently in production, with a blade length of just 1…

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Paris-Dakar Rally Specification: Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0

Ben Branch January 25, 2022
Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 Paris Dakar Rally
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 may not seem like the first vehicle you would choose for endurance racing, but back in the late 1970s…

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A ~600 BHP Chevrolet LS V8 Crate Motor From The Hot Rod Company

Ben Branch January 25, 2022
A 600 BHP Chevrolet LS V8 Crate Motor From The Hot Rod Company
  • American
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a handbuilt Chevrolet LS V8 from The Hot Rod Company, it’s rated at between 560 and 600 bhp, it comes with a…

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A Rare American Giant Killer From 1959: The Corvair-Powered Devin C

Ben Branch January 24, 2022
Devin C
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original factory-built Devin C built by Bill Devin and his team in 1959. The cars developed by Devin deserve to be…

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The Ka-Bar “Space-Bar” – United States Space Force Fighting Knife

Ben Branch January 24, 2022
Ka-Bar – Space-Bar – United States Space Force Fighting:Utility Knife
  • American
  • Gear
  • Knives
  • Space

On April Fools Day of 2019 the American knife maker Ka-Bar made a comical post on their social media channels about a new model…

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A Handbuilt Yamaha Trackmaster TZ750 Dirt Tracker With 120+HP

Ben Branch January 23, 2022
Yamaha Trackmaster TZ750 Dirt Tracker
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Yamaha Trackmaster TZ750 dirt tracker was built by AMA Hall of Fame Member Gary Davis, a former professional motorcycle jumper, veteran Hollywood stuntman,…

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British Army Training Film: Land Rover – Safe Driving Techniques

Ben Branch January 23, 2022
Land Rover Military Operations Film
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Films

This is a 31 minute instructional film created by Land Rover UK for the British Ministry of Defense to teach new recruits how to…

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1 Of 29 Ever Made: A Rare Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing

Ben Branch January 22, 2022
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

When it was introduced in February of 1954 at the International Motor Sports Show in New York the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing sent shockwaves…

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