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Triumph GT6 Project Car: “The Poor Man’s Jaguar E-Type”

Ben Branch February 7, 2022
Triumph GT6 Project Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This Triumph GT6 is part way through a restoration to “Roadster Special” specification, with the hardtop coupe body replaced with a new lightweight fiberglass front and rear section, and an original Triumph straight-six engine…

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The Angry Lane Rider Daypack – Limited Edition

Ben Branch February 7, 2022
Angry Lane Rider Daypack
  • Bags
  • Gear

This is the new Angry Lane Rider Daypack in the coyote color scheme, it’s limited to just 50 units and like the original Rider Daypack it incorporates anti-theft Pacsafe Technology™ – a slash proof…

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Juan Manuel Fangio’s Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Is For Sale

Ben Branch February 6, 2022
Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Hero
  • Cars
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  • Formula 1

Juan Manuel Fangio is widely regarded as the greatest Grand Prix driver of all time, he won the F1 World Championship five times driving for four different teams in the 1950s. After retiring he…

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Full Film – Little Giant: The PW50 Story

Ben Branch February 6, 2022
Little Giant The PW50 Story
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Little Giant: The PW50 Story is a free feature length documentary from Brett Smith from We Went Fast. It tells the story of (arguably) one of the most important motorcycles ever made – the…

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A Rare BMW 635 CSi FIA Group A “Sharknose”

Ben Branch February 5, 2022
FIA Group A BMW 635 CSi – Sharknose
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an FIA Group A BMW 635 CSi, this model series was built in the mid-1980s by BMW Motorsport with input from Alpina, specifically to take the fight to BMW’s competitors in the hotly…

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There’s A 1,000 BHP Dodge Hellephant Crate Engine For Sale

Ben Branch February 5, 2022
Dodge Hellephant Crate Engine For Sale
  • Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a Dodge Hellephant crate engine, it’s capable of 1,000 bhp and 950 lb ft of torque, and Dodge are so wary of it they’ve never actually installed it into one of their…

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A Cammer-Powered 616 HP Ford Mustang Mach 1 – “The Sin City Shaker”

Ben Branch February 4, 2022
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cammer V8
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This unusual Ford Mustang Mach 1 is fitted with a rare Ford 427 “Cammer” engine, a V8 with single overhead cams per bank allowing higher RPM operation. Ford originally developed the engine to take…

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A BMW R65 Custom By Curiosity Moto

Ben Branch February 4, 2022
BMW R65 Custom By Curiosity Moto
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R65 was custom built by the team at Curiosity Moto, their goal was to simplify and modernize the R65 where possible, to turn it into an excellent middle-weight daily rider. BMW released…

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The Mongolian President’s ZIL 114 Soviet Limousine Is For Sale

Ben Branch February 3, 2022
ZIL 114 Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the ZIL 114 limousine used by the Mongolian President as his official state car. The limousines built by ZIL were used extensively by members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of…

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A Bradley GT Gas Turbine Jet Car For $8,500 USD

Ben Branch February 3, 2022
Bradley GT Gas Turbine Jet Car 10
  • Cars
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  • Curious Contraptions

This unusual Bradley GT is powered by a Boeing gas turbine engine, and the current owner is selling it for the dangerously affordable asking price of $8,500 USD. Now as with almost any car offered for…

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Still In The Factory Crate: A Rare Honda Dream 50

Ben Branch February 2, 2022
Honda Dream 50 Motorcycle 7
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

This may very well be the only remaining chance anyone has to buy a brand new Honda Dream 50 still in its original factory crate – a motorcycle developed in the late-1990s as a…

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A Gas Turbine/Electric Volvo 850: The 1993 Factory Prototype

Ben Branch February 2, 2022
Volvo 850 Gas Turbine Electric Hybrid
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The 1993 Volvo 850 gas turbine/electric hybrid you see here is one of two made by the factory when it was experimenting with future drivetrain technologies in the 1990s. The car is driven by…

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