BMW 503 – The Car That Nearly Bankrupted BMW
The BMW 503 and its stablemate, the BMW 507, very nearly sunk the German automaker in the 1950s due to the runaway costs associated…
A Brief History of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen (G-Wagon / G-Class)
Germany and Austria Join Forces to Create a Better 4×4 – The G-Wagen (G-Wagon / G-Class) The story of the beginning of the Mercedes…
Short Film: Watchmaker Breaks Down Swiss vs Japanese Made Watches
This short film by the team at Wired gives a remarkably detailed look at the disassembly process of two automatic mechanical watches, one by…
Continental R-670 7-Cylinder Radial Engine
The Continental R-670 is a 7-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine that was used in planes, blimps, tanks, landing craft, and armoured vehicles – mostly during…
1954 Kurtis 500KK SR-100 – A Rare American Road-Legal Racer
The Kurtis 500KK was a road-going sports car developed by Frank Kurtis using much the same architecture under its bodywork as his Indianapolis 500…
The Automotive Art of Revolicius
Revolicius is a new automotive art company established by Stamatis Tsirdimos and operating out of Marathon in Greece. As with many of us Stamatis…
The Rogue Motorcycles BMW R100 RT – An Australian Custom Airhead
This article was written by Jeremy Hammer. There are generally two types of customers who walk the through doors of Rogue Motorcycles with the…
Boeing 737 Jet Engine Cowling Chair – To Outfit Your James Bond Villain Lair
If you’ve an aspiring James Bond villain and you’d like to buy some suitably styled furniture, your first stop should almost certainly be Plane…
The Glasspar G2 – The First Fibreglass-Bodied Production Car
The Glasspar G2 is considered by many automotive historians to be the first production car with a fibreglass body, it was a major contributing factor…
Ferrari 156 F1 Sharknose – 1:8th Scale Model – $8,460 USD
The Ferrari 156 F1 “Sharknose” is remembered today as one of the most famous Formula 1 cars of its era, if not the most…
The Anvil Land Rover Defender – Rebuilt with a 600 lb-ft Cummins Turbo Diesel
The Anvil Defender is the work of Blacksmith Engineering, an engineering powerhouse dedicated to rebuilding classic 4x4s to be stronger, faster, and more capable….
Roland Sands Mojave Boots – Daily Wearable Motorcycle Boots
The Roland Sands Mojave Boots have become best sellers since they were introduced a few years ago, they were developed from a blank slate…