In times gone by, when I was a schoolboy in post war Britain, the map of the world was quite filled with the various outposts of the British Empire. That empire which included large chunks of…
B. Searcy Double Rifle in .470 Nitro Express
Egli-Vincent
If the Vincent motorcycle had any vices it would take a perfectionist Swiss to discover and rectify them. Fritz Egli was such a perfectionist Swiss and he recognised that, superb though the Vincent bikes were, that…
Norton Classic
The Wankel rotary engine was expected to replace conventional piston engines. It was new, it was a dramatically different concept to piston engines, it had the advantage of light weight and greater power for any given…
Briley Trans Pecos Repeater 22-250 Remington
Briley are a household name in gunsmithing. Located in Houston, Texas Briley are probably best known for their work on shotguns especially their interchangeable choke systems. However, Briley do custom work on handguns and rifles and…
Porsche 911 Speedster
There’s an old Pontiac LeMans advertisement that reads “LeMans is for driving. LeMans is for looking at. LeMans is for being looked at in. Aren’t you glad we think of everything?” I think this tends to…
Riva Ferrari 32
Capable of 100km/hr (62mph) driven by its twin 390 hp, 7,982 cc BPM Vulcano 400 V-8 engines this Riva Ferrari 32 is a boat for someone who really appreciates the combination of not only power, but…
Blaser Left Handed R8 Safari .375 H&H Magnum
Statistically one in ten people are left handed and so for “southpaws” the available selections for rifles can be a tad more limited than for the boring majority of right handed people. However, this Blaser R8…
Sir “Black Jack” Brabham
“I was only ever interested in beating Ferrari, not joining them.” – Jack Brabham It was after he had received his OBE from Her Majesty the Queen in 1978 that the newly knighted Sir Jack Brabham…
Prone and Long Range Rifle Shooting by Nancy Tompkins
A few decades ago when I first started pistol shooting I met a man with a sad story to tell. He’d taken up pistol shooting because he liked handguns as guys commonly do. His wife, not…
Brough Superior SS100: Ex Henry Laird
Most likely loaned to thirties motor cycling journalist Henry Laird as a demonstrator a Brough Superior SS100 from 1938 is coming up for auction by Bonhams at their Spring Stafford Sale to be held on 23rd…