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Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 – Made Famous By Tom Cruise In “Top Gun”

Ben Branch April 9, 2021
Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 4
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Kawasaki Ninja ZX900, also known as the Kawasaki GPZ900R, will probably always be best known for being the motorcycle ridden by Tom Cruise…

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An Original Set Of Bugatti EB110 Wheels – $9,400 to $14,200 USD

Ben Branch April 9, 2021
Bugatti EB110 Wheels
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original set of Bugatti EB110 wheels, they’re coming up for sale with RM Sotheby’s and as you may imagine they cost more…

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Ford Escort Mk II RS1800 Group 4 – A Road-Legal Rally Car

Ben Branch April 8, 2021
Ford Escort Mk2 15
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This Ford Escort Mk II is a road-legal historic rally car with significant racing history to its name, it’s a Mk II RS1800 Group…

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Julbo Cham – Mountaineering + Aviator Sunglasses

Ben Branch April 8, 2021
Julbo Cham Sunglasses
  • Adventure
  • Style
  • Sunglasses

These are the Julbo Cham mountaineering sunglasses, French company Julbo was an early pioneer in the sunglasses business, creating eyewear for mountain climbers who…

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1945 North American P-51D Mustang “Little Rebel” – $2,250,000 USD

Ben Branch April 7, 2021
North American P-51D Mustang
  • American
  • Military
  • Planes

This is an original 1945 North American P-51D Mustang, it’s been comprehensively restored and it now has just 88 hours of air time since…

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CforCROSSSTITCH – Immortalize Your Car In Cross Stitch

Ben Branch April 7, 2021
  • Art
  • British
  • Classic Cars
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CforCROSSSTITCH is a new project that creates custom cross stitch artworks for petrolheads, you just send in some pictures of your car and they…

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An 1897 Columbia Military Pneumatic Safety Bicycle (With A Machine Gun)

Ben Branch April 6, 2021
  • American
  • Gadgets

This is an 1897 Columbia Military Pneumatic Safety Bicycle, it’s been modified for military use with a belt-fed machine gun mounted to the front,…

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The Nattlampan Paraffin Lamp By Karlskrona Lampfabrik

Ben Branch April 6, 2021
Nattlampan Paraffin Lamp Karlskrona Lampfabrik
  • Gear
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This is the Nattlampan Paraffin Lamp made by Karlskrona Lampfabrik, it was originally designed in the 1890s primarily using brass and a tube made from…

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Sir Malcolm Campbell’s 1939 Mercury Eight Overlander Is For Sale

Ben Branch April 5, 2021
Mercury Eight
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1939 Mercury Eight has a fascinating history, it was ordered new by land speed record breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell and sent by him…

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The New AGL 2.0 Watch Collection from Ferro & Co – $345+ USD

Ben Branch April 5, 2021
Ferro & Co Watch
  • Gear
  • Main
  • Watches

This is the new collection of watches from Ferro & Co. – a Canadian watchmaker that takes their styling cues from classic timepieces from…

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For Sale: A 1,114 hp Porsche 928 Land Speed Record Holder + Pikes Peak Racer

Ben Branch April 4, 2021
Porsche 928
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This is officially the fastest Porsche 928 on Earth, it set the world Porsche 928 speed record at 234.434 mph in 2020 at the…

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The Weekend Warriors: A Drag Racing Documentary

Ben Branch April 4, 2021
Drag racing flag starter from the late 1950s
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

This documentary gives a fascinating and detailed look into the highly competitive world of American drag racing in the 1960s. The film covers the…

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