Sometimes people modify a car to simply make it the most fantastic fun machine their creative minds can imagine – and this little chopped Lotus Europa S2 Turbocharged Speedster is one of those. Even the color…
Jon C. Branch
Silver Winchester of Ira Paine
An 1866 Winchester original factory engraved rifle is a valuable collectors item. An 1866 Winchester factory engraved rifle with a solid silver receiver is even more a collectors item. An 1866 Winchester with a solid silver…
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Studebaker Golden Hawk
The Studebaker Golden Hawk was introduced in 1956 with modest rear fins made of fiberglass and sporting a nice big 352 cu. in. (5.8 liter) Packard V8 under the hood churning out a respectable 275bhp. By…
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Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Racing Two Seater
The Bugatti Type 51 and its variants the Type 54 and 59 were the final refinement, and the end of the line for the iconic Bugatti competition cars. Before Adolf Hitler set about the business of…
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Willys Jeep Pick-Up
Willys Jeep pick-up truck was in production from 1947-1965. It was a solid and durable vehicle based on the tried and proven technology of the World War II Jeep and used the same “Go-Devil” 63hp flathead…
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Norton ES2 1948
The Norton ES2 motorcycle was in production from 1927 until 1964. For it to have been in production for so long tells us that Norton had got it right with this bike and it developed a…
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Dodge Power Wagon School Bus
Over at Bring A Trailer and Craigslist Colorado there’s an interesting variant of the Dodge Power Wagon. This one has been fitted out as a school bus and although there are signs of rust and the…
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André Chapelon and the Steam Locomotive
Frenchman André Chapelon is arguably the greatest railway steam locomotive engineer and designer the world has ever seen. Whereas others are known for individual designs and creation of items that improved steam locomotive efficiency André Chapelon…
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Triumph-Werke Nürnberg B200 1936
Nurenberg resident Siegfried Bettmann came to Britain and in 1886 founded the Triumph Bicycle factory in Coventry, England. He continued making bicycles there and then in 1896 went back to his home town of Nurenberg and…
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Motobi Catria 175cc OHV 1962
I sometimes wonder why some people, especially young men, are so attracted to big heavy high powered motorcycles when you can have so much fun on something a lot smaller. The big bike might go faster…
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