Velocette MAC 350

Velocette MAC 350

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British motorcycle maker Velocette began back in 1905 as a partnership between two men; William Gue and John Taylor (who later changed his name to Goodman). Their first motorcycle they called the Veloce and then later…

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1930 Lincoln Model L Convertible Roadster

1930 Lincoln Model L Convertible Roadster

In our previous post we looked at Henry Ford’s plan to create a V8 for the masses and it is worth our also having a look at the sort of car that was not for the…

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Ford V-8 DeLuxe Roadster

Ford V-8 DeLuxe Roadster

When we read about Henry Ford and the story of the creation of the V8 engine that went into the 1932 Ford Model 18 it seems little short of a miracle that the engine was successfully…

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1926 Excelsior Henderson Deluxe

1926 Excelsior Henderson Deluxe

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The Henderson was the bike that in 1922 beat Harley-Davidson fair and square. Henderson had been showing their motorcycle to the Chicago Police Department and the police were interested in this four cylinder bike that Henderson…

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Colt Single Action Army – Uberti Replicas

Colt Single Action Army – Uberti Replicas

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The Colt Single Action Army revolver is often described as “The gun that won the West”, and along with the Winchester and Marlin lever actions that’s pretty much true. That being said the Colt SAA was…

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The First Shelby Cobra

The First Shelby Cobra

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The first Shelby Cobra, chassis number CSX2000, is coming up for sale in August 2016. Back in 1961 AC cars of Thames Ditton, in the county of Surrey in Britain were making their own range of…

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ISO Grifo GL

ISO Grifo GL

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The legendary Italian sports car manufacturer Iso began it’s career of making “cool” products as a refrigerator maker prior to the second world war. After the war Iso decided to re-define “cool” and became a motorcycle…

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Galco Hunting and Safari Ammunition Pouches

Galco Hunting and Safari Ammunition Pouches

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Except for shotgun cartridges I much prefer ammo pouches for carrying ammunition in the field. Keeping the ammo out of sight and safely stored in a belt mounted wallet has always seemed preferable, partly because it…

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Free Barn Find Customized 1977 GMC 40′ City Bus

Free Barn Find Customized 1977 GMC 40′ City Bus

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There may not be such a thing as a free lunch but right now on Craigslist there is a free bus looking for a new home as its owners are selling the house and they need…

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Pennsylvania Railroad S2 Steam Turbine

Pennsylvania Railroad S2 Steam Turbine

Are there machines that are more exciting to drive than a Bugatti Veyron or a McLaren P1? I suspect there are, or at least that there used to be. Back when I was a boy most…

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