1965 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé

1965 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé

If we compare the body styles of the four door Mercedes 300 SE sedan and coupé of the W112 series we see the impact of car styling to either make a car look outdated, or to…

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Smith & Wesson No. 3 “Schofield” Replicas by Uberti

Smith & Wesson No. 3 “Schofield” Replicas by Uberti

Smith & Wesson’s No. 3 top break single action revolver was used by lawmen and outlaws and a great many people who were sort of in between from its inception in 1869 right up into the…

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History of Rocketry and Space Travel

History of Rocketry and Space Travel

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Wernher Von Braun’s book “History of Rocketry and Space Travel” co written by he and Frederick I. Ordway III is the defining book on the subject written by the man who pioneered rocketry with the World…

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AC Greyhound

AC Greyhound

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AC cars were the creators of the AC Ace and Aceca, and the AC Ace was the base car that Carroll Shelby so famously modified to create his AC Cobra. But the open top AC Ace…

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1960 Ford Thunderbird Convertible

1960 Ford Thunderbird Convertible

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The Ford Thunderbird began life as a concept in a competition announced by Ford and published by Motor Trend Magazine in 1950. Competitors were to create a sporty two seater car based on the Ford Anglia…

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2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition

2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition

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The tale of the Ford GT, officially the Ford GT40, is a tale of resentment and oneupmanship. Ferrari had let it be known that they may be interested in allowing Ford to buy the company back…

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Graham Hollywood Supercharged

Graham Hollywood Supercharged

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The Graham Motor Company was founded by brothers Joseph, Robert and Ray Graham in 1919. The company began by producing kits to convert Ford Model T and TT cars into trucks and as such did quite…

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1933 Packard Twelve Coupé Roadster

1933 Packard Twelve Coupé Roadster

Packard and Cadillac are two of the best known names in luxury cars from the USA and in the era around the Great Depression the two were vying against each other in what was really a…

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Smith & Wesson Model 27

Smith & Wesson Model 27

I remember the first time I saw someone shoot a .357 Magnum revolver very clearly. At the time I was completely new to the shooting sports and had joined a pistol club down in outback Australia….

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Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Coupe

Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Coupe

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The Ferrari 360 went into production in 1999 and represents a significant technological advance over its predecessor the F335 (itself a development of the F348. The Ferrari 360 did not represent a technological leap in terms…

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