Ben Branch
July 8, 2020
The Jeepster Commando was released by Kaiser Jeep in 1966 as a 4×4 focussed more on the leisure market, specifically to compete with other popular SUVs from the period like the Ford Bronco,…
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Ben Branch
July 8, 2020
This is a full set of pistons and conrods from a Russian Vedeneyev M14P aircraft radial engine, they’re fully assembled and the whole lot is available for sale on eBay for the not insignificant price…
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Ben Branch
July 7, 2020
The Allard J2 you see here is the car that helped launch Carroll Shelby’s racing career back in March 1952 at the SCCA-sanctioned Pottsboro Hill Climb in Grayson County, Texas. At the time…
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Ben Branch
July 7, 2020
Kyrö Dark Gin is one of the more unusual offerings from the Kyrö Distillery Company – one of Finlands most celebrated (and most irreverent) distilleries. Kyrö started as a conversation between some Finnish…
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Ben Branch
July 6, 2020
The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster you see here is one of the most important cars in the history of American stock car racing – it’s the winner of the first officially organized stock…
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Ben Branch
July 6, 2020
This is a B-17 Flying Fortress glass coffee table, it’s made with an original engine from a B-17, the Wright R-1820-97 “Cyclone” turbosupercharged radial that was capable of 1,200 hp. Each B-17 (B-17G)…
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Ben Branch
July 5, 2020
Land Rover 50 Year Adventure is an hour long documentary about one of the world’s most important off-road vehicles – the Land Rover. The Land Rover concept famously started out humbly in the…
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Ben Branch
July 4, 2020
This is a complete Panavia Tornado Rolls-Royce (Turbo-Union) RB199 jet engine, it’s capable of up to 42.5 kN of thrust (dry) or up to 74.3 kN (reheat), or approximately 9,500 lbf to 16,600…
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Ben Branch
July 3, 2020
The Rokon Trail-Breaker is one of the toughest and most off-road capable in the world thanks to its unusual two-wheel drive system, its large tractor tires, and its generous 14″ of ground clearance….
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Ben Branch
July 3, 2020
Norman “Dixie” Dean was one of the most highly respected racing mechanics in the business in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the crew chief of the 1968 and 1969 24 Hours of…
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Ben Branch
July 2, 2020
Iran isn’t a country we typically associate with custom motorcycles however if Ali Ahooei has his way, this is all going to change. Ali built this custom F.B. Mondial HPS 300 for celebrated…
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Ben Branch
July 2, 2020
This is the Astorflex Bitflex Chelsea boot, each pair is handmade in Italy by a family that’s been making boots for six generations – since all the way back to the 1800s. The Bitflex…
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