John M. Browning didn’t get the design of his automatic pistol right on the first few attempts but when he did perfect it he created the automatic pistol that would be the model for a plethora…
U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1911 Pistol
Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Hot Rod
The Chevrolet Corvair Monza was to prove to be the best selling version of the Corvair and when it first appeared as the Mr. and Mrs. Monza show cars at the 1960 Chicago Auto Show and…
Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster by Drauz
The Porsche 356 was very much a father and son design effort with Dr. Ferdinand Porsche senior initially creating the Type 64 around 1938 with the intention of building three cars to compete in the planned…
Engraved Winchester Model 1873
The Winchester Model 1873 was one of the most successful of Winchester’s lever action rifles and is another of the arms that have been given the title “The gun that won the west” although of course…
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine
The Rolls-Royce Phantom VI was the last Rolls-Royce make with a chassis and was in production from 1968-1990. Over that extensive period just 374 were made and these cars were the preserve of royalty and the…
Warnant Top Break Double Action Revolver
Belgium has been a center of gun-making for a very long time and so there have been a large number of makers, many with patents registered in Belgium and Britain, and so there are a great…
