Merwin Hulbert Revolvers

Merwin Hulbert Revolvers

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They were a revolver favored by Pat Garret and Jesse James. During the frontier era of the second half of the nineteenth century the Merwin Hulbert revolvers were not just the equal of the revolvers from…

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Ford Thunderbird F-Bird

Ford Thunderbird F-Bird

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When Chevrolet unveiled their new Corvette sports car in 1953 Ford executives realized they would need to do something and the obvious thing would have been to create a Ford sports car that would directly compete…

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BMW R 75

BMW R 75

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In November of 1937 in a Germany where universal conscription had been introduced two years earlier and the creation of Biker Private Troops had been agreed to the German Oberkommando Heer (OKH) became engaged in discussions…

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Honda S600 Coupe

Honda S600 Coupe

The Honda S600 was Honda’s first car aimed at breaking into the global motor car mass market. Up until then Honda had been primarily a motorcycle manufacturer but had built two four wheeled vehicles, the T360…

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Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America

Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America

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The world’s first production V6 engine was created by Francesco De Virgilio of Lancia. It was an engine partly based on technological developments made in pre-war Lancia cars and in part designed to solve the problem…

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Capri Tools Torque Screwdriver Set

Capri Tools Torque Screwdriver Set

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Owners of bolt action rifles are amongst the most likely to seek to do whatever it takes to extract the utmost in accuracy from their rifle system. Quite likely one of the main reasons, usually the…

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Hart Steam Victoria Four-Seater Dos-à-Dos

Hart Steam Victoria Four-Seater Dos-à-Dos

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Interesting is more important than fast. When it comes to cars there are lots of simply fast cars out there, but there aren’t so many really interesting ones. I think steam engines are the most interesting…

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Weatherby Mark XXII Bolt Action Rifle

Weatherby Mark XXII Bolt Action Rifle

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If you can turn the hobby you are passionate about into your full time job then you are near certain to be very happy about going to work every day. Roy Weatherby was someone who accomplished…

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Wheeler Engineering “Level-Level-Level”

Wheeler Engineering “Level-Level-Level”

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Not everyone is a perfectionist but some have perfectionist tendencies. The Japanese as a nation tend to be perfectionists which is why their camera optics and their swords are second to none. Likewise the Germans are…

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MGB GT

MGB GT

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Jeremy Clarkson once said of MG owners that you could always pick one because of the ingrained grease and dirt under their fingernails. There may be a grain of truth in this although I haven’t yet…

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