Toyota  Land Cruiser FJ40

Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40

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The Toyota Land Cruiser is the vehicle that ended the Land Rover’s unbroken reign as the 4WD of choice in Australia. Australian farmers and station owners (i.e. ranch owners) were quick to discover just how good…

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Winchester Wetmore-Wells Revolver

Winchester Wetmore-Wells Revolver

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In the post Civil War years Winchester, Colt and Smith & Wesson were all vying for market share in the booming firearms industry. The Civil War had ended but the Indian Wars were far from over…

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Alfa Romeo 1900 M

Alfa Romeo 1900 M

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An Alfa Romeo 4WD off road vehicle? Some will struggle to wrap their head around this seemingly contradictory concept. Perhaps that’s how the car earned itself the nickname the “Matta” which is Italian for “mad” or…

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Hustler 6 ‘in Wood’

Hustler 6 ‘in Wood’

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William Towns is most well known for his design work for Aston-Martin in creating the wedge shaped Aston-Martin Lagonda that in some respects looks like the sort of thing Giorgetto Giugiaro might have designed, it bearing…

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Land Rover Series IIA Estate

Land Rover Series IIA Estate

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I have a lot of affection for Land Rovers having owned a long wheelbase Series IIA which had been an army survey team vehicle and a Series III Safari Station Wagon similar to the Land Rover…

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A Grand Prix pinball machine

A Grand Prix pinball machine

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The pinball machine was invented in the 1700’s and in 1869 after the end of the American Civil War the spring launcher for the little metal balls was invented. From there on in the pinball machine…

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Buffalo Bill Presentation Winchester 1873

Buffalo Bill Presentation Winchester 1873

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Before there was Hollywood there was Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. The show was never referred to as a “show” and in its title it covertly suggested that it was a reflection of real life, a west…

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AEC Regal Motor Coach

AEC Regal Motor Coach

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The AEC buses and trucks became the iconic British commercial vehicles of the pre-war and post-war periods. As I was living in England in the fifties and sixties it was one of those classic post box…

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Ferves Ranger

Ferves Ranger

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It has been described as the cutest 4WD on planet Earth. There’s just something about the Italians that seems to enable them to inject oodles of personality into their cars and the Ferves Ranger is one…

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1913 Harley Davidson V Twin Barn Find

1913 Harley Davidson V Twin Barn Find

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If you ask someone to name one American motorcycle it is almost inevitable they will know the name Harley-Davidson above all others. Not only because Harley-Davidson have been around since 1903, but because they’ve been a…

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