Around the turn of the twentieth century as automobile technology became established and viable a plethora of new car makers sprang up most of whom would not survive long. One of these was the York Motor…
Pullman Model O Roadster
Diamond T 201 Brewery Truck
My grandfather on my mother’s side used to drive a brewery truck. Well, that’s not quite the case, the “truck” was called a dray and it was powered by a big and beautiful Clydesdale horse. That…
Colt Lightning Rifle
It was using a pump action .22 gallery rifle when I was first bitten by the gun bug. I was too young to remember if it was the Winchester or Colt version. But I was a…
Citroen DS23 Pallas EFI 5-speed
I think the Citroën DS series was the post war car that Gabriel Voisin would have created, or very close to it. Gabriel Voisin was the first man to fly a sea-plane just as the Wright…
Axil SportEAR Hearing Enhancement and Protection
Our ears were designed before guns were so they tend not to cope with gunshots terribly well. As a result many if not most people who get involved in the shooting sports finish up with some…
Packard Hunting Car “Pooch Limousine”
Many years ago I acquired a Golden Labrador as a puppy and had high hopes of training him as a gun dog who would faithfully retrieve the ducks in duck season. I had a go at…
