The Round Action trigger-plate side-by-side shotgun became a signature type for the prestigious sporting gunmakers of Scotland, typically based in Edinburgh. Production of these guns all but ceased during the 1950’s but during the 1960’s a…
The Lahti pistols were some of the least known and yet most outstanding of the pistols of the Second World War. They look quite like the Luger but operate very differently having been designed for optimum…
The Bugatti Type 43 was a skilful blending of the best of Ettore Bugatti’s racing cars of the 1920’s with a longer chassis suited to road touring. With its 2.3 liter supercharged straight eight engine the…
The Abarth 208A Spyder was the result of collaborative work between Mario Felice Boano, Carlo Abarth, and Giovanni Michelotti. There was only one made and it was ordered by brothers of the Du Pont family. Being…
Henri Pieper was a firearms inventor who’s creations are not well known. Pieper’s gas-seal revolving carbines and revolvers were only purchased in quantity by the Mexican Government and were favored by the Rurales law enforcement group….
The Haenel Jaeger 10 is a German bolt-action hunting/sporting rifle that is superbly designed and made. Although not so well known this rifle deserves to become much more popular. Available in synthetic stock versions for those…
In 1957 Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti was presented with the opportunity to do the design for completely new coachwork for a Jaguar XK140 SE. He took on the challenge and created a unique design, transforming that…
The Ascort TSV was an Australian sports coupe originally created by Mirek Craney. The car was built using primarily Volkswagen components and was based on the Volkswagen chassis. The 1.3 liter Volkswagen engine was extensively re-built…
Twisted are one of Britain’s foremost company’s specializing in the improvement of the Land Rover Defender. The Twisted treatment is done with great attention to quality and it has been that quality control that has given…
The Griffin & Howe All American rifle is an ultra modern high technology sporting rifle clothed in traditional classic walnut stock. So confident are Griffin & Howe in this All American rifle that they guarantee it…