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A Rare Egli-Triumph With A Prototype OHC Engine – £6,000 and £10,000

Ben Branch October 16, 2019
Egli-Triumph Prototype OHC Engine
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that BSA/Triumph were experimenting with overhead cam engines back in the early 1970s as a way of trying to compete…

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There’s a Twin-Turbo 1,823 HP – 2,135 Cu. In. Deutz V16 Engine For Sale On eBay

Ben Branch October 16, 2019
Twin-Turbo Deutz V16 Marine Diesel Engine
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • German

The twin-turbo Deutz V16 is a 35 litre (2,135 cu. in.) marine diesel engine capable of 1,823 hp at 2,300 rpm. There are typically two…

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The First Turbocharged Production BMW – 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo

Ben Branch October 15, 2019
BMW 2002 Turbo Grille
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the quickest version of the mighty little 2002, a car named for its engine size of 2000cc and its…

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Goodspeed Sonoma Watch – A Classically-Styled Racing Watch – $150 to $275 USD

Ben Branch October 15, 2019
Goodspeed Sonoma Watches
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Watches

The Goodspeed Sonoma is a new watch that was inspired by the timepieces used by racing drivers and their teams throughout the golden age…

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A Very Unusual 1985 Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle Project – £1,000 to £2,000

Ben Branch October 14, 2019
Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

This 1985 Norton Rotary racer is a fascinating project bike, fitted with one of the most unusual engines ever fitted to a motorcycle. Wankel…

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The Davida Koura Full Face Motorcycle Helmet – 100% Made In Britain

Ben Branch October 14, 2019
Davida Koura Helmet
  • British
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The Davida Koura is a full face motorcycle helmet designed by engineers with experience developing helmets for both MotoGP and Formula 1. Although the…

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The First Bathurst Race After WWII – The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix

Ben Branch October 13, 2019
1946 New South Wales Grand Prix MG
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Racing

The races held at the Mount Panorama street circuit in Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia have become globally renowned as some of the…

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Buy Your Own Vintage Sprint Racing Team “The Peril Speed Equipe” – £12,000 to £16,000

Ben Branch October 12, 2019
Yellow Peril, Scarlet Peril, and Blue Peril Sprint Racing Triumph
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Incredibly, all three of these motorcycles are coming up for sale with Bonhams on the 19th of October with an estimated hammer price of…

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The Only Surviving Factory-Built Custom Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker

Ben Branch October 11, 2019
Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is one of just 6 or 7 factory-built Triumph Strongbow flat trackers made in the late 1970s to compete in a series sponsored…

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Huckberry X Timex Diver – A Classically-Styled Dive Watch For $118 USD

Ben Branch October 11, 2019
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Watches

This is the new Huckberry X Timex Diver, an affordable, every day wearable watch designed to last for decades. The watch was made as…

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The Incredible Story Of The Africar – The Wooden-Bodied Car For Africa

Jon Branch October 10, 2019
Africar Car For Africa
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

  The story of the Africar is worthy of a Hollywood film, it involves millions of dollars, a Cambridge-educated engineering genius, a film crew,…

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The Mighty Rambo Lambo – A 1990 Lamborghini LM002 V12

Ben Branch October 9, 2019
Lamborghini LM002 SUV
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Lamborghini LM002 must have seemed like a four wheel drive from a parallel universe when it was introduced in 1986. The larger than…

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