Talbot-Matra Murena
I like odd cars, just like I like odd guns. I’m one of those perverse creatures that actually likes the Chiappa version of the 1887 Winchester lever action shotgun. Why? Because its different, and its so…
Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Knife
We need more US Presidents who are unashamedly adventurers and big game hunters. Somewhere along the way in the passage of time the art of the adventurer has all but vanished, particularly for those who aspire…
Harley-Davidson XLCR
The Harley-Davidson XLCR was Harley-Davidson’s first and only attempt at a café racer style of motorcycle. It was a café racer done in the Harley-Davidson style and as such certainly doesn’t fit with the smaller engined…
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40
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…
Winchester Wetmore-Wells Revolver
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…
Alfa Romeo 1900 M
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…
Hustler 6 ‘in Wood’
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…
Land Rover Series IIA Estate
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…
A Grand Prix pinball machine
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…
Buffalo Bill Presentation Winchester 1873
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…