1956 Vincent 499cc Series C/D Comet
Thinking about the famous Vincents I realise that I find the works of Philip Conrad Vincent to be far more interesting than the works of Vincent Van Gogh. Philip Conrad Vincent created some of the world’s…
1929 Coventry Eagle 980cc Flying-8 OHV
Coventry Eagle began as a maker of bicycles back in the days of Queen Victoria when the British Empire was at its peak. Initially started under the name Royal Eagle by three gentlemen named Hotchkiss, Mayo…
Bore Stores – Long Term Storage Cases
Storing our firearms, be they rifle, pistol, revolver or shotgun is a practical necessity. It’s not a dramatic or fun aspect of firearms ownership and use, just a necessary one. One thing is sure, having a…
1973 Iso Rivolta Lele
Iso have been one of the lesser known Italian sports and luxury car makers but for those of us with a penchant for the unusual they stand as creators of some of the most desirable examples…
1972 Land Rover Series III 109″ Safari
I’ve owned a couple of Land Rovers over the years. one of which was an early seventies Series III Safari station wagon. The Land Rover Safari was our family car, family adventures car, and also the…
1925 Bugatti Type 30 Tourer
The first Bugatti I ever saw belonged to an elderly gentleman named Cyril Poole who was still using it as his daily drive. It was a Bugatti Type 40 with a custom body he’d had created…
1931 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Victoria by Rollston
I wonder how many firearm enthusiasts know that William “Bill” Ruger of Sturm Ruger fame was an avid Stutz afficionado? Or that the Ruger Bearcat and Blackhawk revolvers were named after Stutz automobiles? Bill Ruger had…
Talley Quick Detachable Rifle-scope Mounts
One day I was carrying a Mauser 77 rifle. The Mauser was fitted with a Zeiss Diavari rifle-scope in EAW quick detachable pivot mounts and I was carrying the rifle by the rifle scope as is…
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio
The Type 57 Bugatti was built from 1934 through to 1940 and then again as the Type 101 in 1951 and 1952 as Bugatti tried to re-start in the aftermath of World War II, with one…
1956 Austin-Healey 100 M ‘Le Mans’
Wisdom with the benefit of hindsight is said to be the worst kind of wisdom to have; but in truth it is really important to fail sometimes and hopefully to have the opportunity to evaluate what…