While it can be intrepid to go for a long expedition on a motorcycle it can be rather more comfortable and safer to travel in a well designed camper, preferably based on a military vehicle. This…
Among the most respected luxury car makers of the 1920’s and 1930’s stands Hispano Suiza. These cars blended Swiss engineering with Spanish and French style to create some of the most desirable automobiles of the classic…
The gunmakers of Ferlach, Austria, have forged a reputation for quality and creativity. Among the more famous of these gunmakers was Josef Just, and this combination rifle/shotgun set that includes three barrel sets is a beautiful…
Westley Richards are a British gun and rifle maker renowned for innovation. They created the Anson and Deeley double gun action, and improved it by making the internal locks removable via their “droplock” system. Fast Facts…
The Marlin Camp Carbine was an enjoyable rifle, both fun and inexpensive to shoot. Based on a simple blow-back semi-automatic action this was a lightweight rifle made to use commonly available magazines and ammunition. Fast Facts…
The post war 1950’s was a period of great creativity in the United States and the “Land of the free” produced some truly free four wheeled creations. One style was the “Lead Sled” which typically featured…
Chapuis Armes create very high quality sporting firearms. Their side by side double rifles are particularly well known for their double hook locking system which enables a clean breech with no top extension to impede access…
The Jensen GT was the last version of the Jensen-Healey and was a luxurious 2+2 GT with a “shooting brake” body. Only 511 of these cars were made before Jensen went into receivership making the Jensen…
The name Steyr is mostly known in association with firearms – especially sporting rifles of which the Mannlicher-Schönauer is the best known. But Steyr also made automobiles including the Steyr-Puch 50 and 55 which were Austria’s…
Frank Wesson’s breech-loading single shot two trigger rifle earned itself a good reputation in the rigors of the Civil War and was made and sold in the tens of thousands. Fast Facts Frank Wesson was a…