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For Sale: A Chevrolet 409 V8-Style Charcoal Barbecue

Ben Branch October 4, 2025
Chevrolet 409 V8 Style Charcoal Barbecue
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This is a charcoal barbecue that was designed to look like the Chevrolet 409 V8, specifically the one raced by Hayden Proffitt in 1960s NHRA drag racing competition. The main barbecue section rides on…

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For Sale: A 1943 Volkswagen Kübelwagen From WWII

Ben Branch October 3, 2025
Volkswagen Kübelwagen From WWII 1
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 1943 Volkswagen Kübelwagen that was used by Nazi Germany during WWII, essentially as a homegrown alternative to the Willys Jeep being fielded by the Americans. The example you see here has…

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Made In Japan: The Field Coffee Master By Snow Peak

Ben Branch October 3, 2025
Snow Peak Field Coffee Master
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This is the Snow Peak Field Coffee Master, each one is made in Japan and offers two ways of making coffee – a percolator or a simple pour over system. Each Field Coffee Master…

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A Rare Retro Workhorse: The Kawasaki KLT250 Prairie

Ben Branch October 2, 2025
Kawasaki KLT250 Prairie
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This is an original Kawasaki KLT250 Prairie, a three-wheeler that debuted in the early 1980s as a more serious, agricultural vehicle rather than the far more common leisure-oriented ATVs of the time. Relatively few of…

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For Sale: A 392 Hemi Crate Engine With 470 BHP

Ben Branch October 2, 2025
392 Hemi Crate Engine 3
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a brand new, unused 392 Hemi crate engine – it’s a 6.4 liter V8 with forged steel crankshaft, aluminum heads with hemispherical combustion chambers, and it’s capable of 470 bhp and 470…

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For Sale: A Rare Vickers Morecambe Caravan

Ben Branch October 1, 2025
Vickers Morecambe Caravan Images
  • Adventure
  • Camping

This is a rare original Vickers Morecambe caravan, it’s a British travel trailer from the post-WWII period that offered far more flamboyance than an Airstream, or any other caravan of the era for that…

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Made In Switzerland: The Timex Atelier Marine M1a

Ben Branch October 1, 2025
Timex Atelier Marine M1a
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  • Watches

This is the Timex Atelier Marine M1a, it’s one of the most high-end watches ever released by the storied American watchmaking company – and unusually – each is made in Switzerland using an automatic…

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This Is A Mazda Miata – Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Ben Branch September 30, 2025
Mazda MX-5 Miata Custom Body Car
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  • Classic Cars

This is a 2002 Mazda MX-5 (also known as the Miata), although you might not recognize it at first thanks to the complete aluminum re-body it received after a parking lot accident damaged the…

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The Floyd Cabin: A Carry-On Case With Skateboard Wheels

Ben Branch September 30, 2025
Floyd Cabin Carry On Case Main
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This is the Floyd Cabin, the suitably named carry-on sized aircraft cabin-friendly case designed to be an ideal travel companion for those who fly frequently. Unusually, all Floyd suitcases ride on user-changeable skateboard wheels…

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A 9.8 Liter 1,062 BHP Kaase-Powered 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429

Ben Branch September 29, 2025
Kaase 598 Ford Mustang Boss 429
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This is a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 that was fitted with a 9.8 liter Kaase 598 V8 that’s been dyno tested and shown to be making 1,062 bhp and 817 lb ft of…

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For Sale: A Rebuilt 340 BHP Ferrari Tipo F101 V12 Engine

Ben Branch September 29, 2025
Ferrari V12 Engine
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a Ferrari Tipo F101 V12 engine that benefits from a rebuild in 2015. It’s capable of 340 bhp and 315 lb ft of torque, with a displacement of 4.8 liters, it has…

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A Custom-Built 1978 Harley-Davidson XLCR

Ben Branch September 28, 2025
Custom Harley-Davidson XLCR
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  • Motorcycles

This is a 1978 Harley-Davidson XLCR that has been with the current owner for 35 years. It’s been completely rebuilt in their ownership, it now has all new front and rear suspension, vastly improved…

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