Indian-Vincent Factory Prototype

Indian-Vincent Factory Prototype

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In the post Second World War era both the Indian motorcycle company of the United States and Vincent HRD in Britain were struggling financially. Indian were struggling because of a series of poor management decisions in…

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Facel Vega FVS Series 4 Sport Coupé

Facel Vega FVS Series 4 Sport Coupé

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The Facel Vega Sport (FVS) were the performance oriented Facel Vega automobiles in production from 1956-1958. Facel Vega began building cars in 1954 and continued until 1962 during which time these luxurious French cars were chosen…

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Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Landaulet by Sala & Riva

Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Landaulet by Sala & Riva

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Italian car maker Isotta Fraschini began on 27th January 1900 named Società Milanese Automobili Isotta, Fraschini & C. The company was started by Cesare Isotta, and brothers Vincenzo, Oreste, and Antonio Fraschini. So in some respects…

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SS 100 Jaguar 2½-Litre Roadster

SS 100 Jaguar 2½-Litre Roadster

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The name “Jaguar” was first applied to SS cars back in 1936, and the car it was used on was a saloon. Sir William Lyons described that first “Jaguar” mascot as looking like “A cat shot…

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The Black Douglas Motorcycle Company

The Black Douglas Motorcycle Company

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Despite their name The Black Douglas Motorcycle Company are not Scottish, nor even English, they are in fact Italian and based in the heart of Italian fashion, Milan. Recognizing that there are many motorcycle enthusiasts who…

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Ka-Bar US Navy Mark 1

Ka-Bar US Navy Mark 1

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When you’ve completed the stalk, fired the successful shot, recovered your game, and its skinning and gutting time, then the knife you want to have on hand needs to be much smaller than your bigger utility…

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Douglas Mark V

Douglas Mark V

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The Douglas manufacturing company was founded in 1882 as a family business which branched out into motorcycle manufacturing in 1907. Douglas venture into motorcycle making began when one of their customers,  Joseph F. Barter’s Light Motors…

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USMC Ka-Bar

USMC Ka-Bar

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If you are looking for a knife and you are just not certain of what you want then something by Ka-Bar is going to provide you with a top quality knife at an affordable price –…

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Ex Steve McQueen Triumph Speed Twin

Ex Steve McQueen Triumph Speed Twin

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The Triumph Speed Twin is the bike said to have saved Triumph from disaster in the post Second World War era. Originally designed by Edward Turner – the creator of the Ariel Square Four – the…

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Rifle New Barrel Break-In

Rifle New Barrel Break-In

Back when I started shooting in the seventies, and when I got into competitive benchrest shooting in the eighties, the notion of needing to break-in a barrel was unheard of. It was certainly unheard of in…

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