Gabriel Voisin was a visionary who began in aviation and then moved on to creating luxury cars. During the First World War Voisin’s aircraft had been bombers but when that holocaust was ended Voisin decided that…
1935 Avions Voisin C28 Aérosport
1935 Brough Superior 4.2-Litre Drophead Coupé Yard Find
George Brough’s name is legendary in motorcycle circles. He created motorcycles so good that even Rolls-Royce didn’t object to his bikes being called “The Rolls-Royce of motorcycles”. However, relatively few enthusiasts know that the Brough Superior…
The .416 Remington Magnum
The author of “Cartridges of the World“, Frank C. Barnes described the .416 Remington Magnum as the “most outstanding factory cartridge introduced in decades” when the cartridge made its debut in 1988. Finally we had a…
1921 Stutz Series K Bearcat Barn Find
What if I said to you there was this all original 1921 Stutz Series K Bearcat with a genuine 10,000 miles on the clock sitting in a barn just waiting to be discovered? Well, its all…
The Smith & Wesson Model 29, the .44 Magnum, and Elmer Keith
I remember the first time I wished I had a .44 Magnum revolver. I was pig hunting and the cover was so thick I needed one hand to push the bush out of my way and…
Alco New York Central Niagara
If you are young enough not to have experienced the steam era on railroads and railways around the world then you’ve sadly missed something that was just plain special. Thankfully there are still some preserved railroads…
1955 Jaguar D-Type
The Le Mans crash of 1955 was a wake up call for motor racing. The seriousness of that single event brought about changes that were to impact not only the 24 hours Le Mans race but…
Wilderness Electric Vehicles
Have you wanted an electric car but can’t afford something new? Do you have an old small car sitting in your garage gathering dust? Do you enjoy “do it yourself” projects? You can put all three…
Triumph Trident
The story of the Triumph Trident is one of the saddest in British motorcycle manufacturing history. It was a design that had the potential to be the salvation of the financially troubled BSA/Triumph company and yet…
Farquharson by Soroka Rifle Company
Scotsman John Farquharson (1833-1893) patented his legendary falling block action in 1872. He’d been working on improving single shot actions for a while including the Martini but his new design for his falling block action was…