The Rumen by 4 Stroke

The Rumen by 4 Stroke

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Back in 1971 I almost bought a Honda S800. A fabulous little two seater sports car featuring a 791cc in line four cylinder engine with four carburettors powering a live rear axle that was nicely located…

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Hélica by Marcel Leyat

Hélica by Marcel Leyat

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A sword doesn’t actually need to be sharp in order to cut, as anyone who has practiced Japanese tameshigiri with a blunt sword will tell you. As long as the swordsman cuts in a straight line…

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1969 Lotus Elan S4 Barn Find

1969 Lotus Elan S4 Barn Find

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Designed by Gordon Murray, the co-designer of the McLaren F1, the Lotus Elan was the car that moved Lotus up from being a name in racing circles to being a respected name in road going sports…

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’57 Chevy Gasser: The resurrection of “Superstition”

’57 Chevy Gasser: The resurrection of “Superstition”

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The sixties were not like these first two decades of the twenty first century. People had just fought a war to keep freedom of thought and freedom of speech alive and well. Winston Churchill had been…

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Remington XP-100

Remington XP-100

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There is a Remington XP-100 pistol up for sale on at Cabela’s. You will find it if you click here. Remington’s XP-100 was an interesting idea though not necessarily an original idea in the sense that…

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1986 Maserati Biturbo Zagato Spyder Barn Find

1986 Maserati Biturbo Zagato Spyder Barn Find

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The Maserati Biturbo has been described as the car that destroyed the Maserati brand name in the United States, a description that likely has a ring of truth about it. It was a car that was…

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Desert Eagle

Desert Eagle

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The Desert Eagle from Magnum Research is an interesting pistol. The only one I’ve had the opportunity to shoot was a .44 Remington Magnum on a Handgun Metallic Silhouette range and it was an enjoyable handgun…

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1916 DWM Luger P-08 9mm Parabellum

1916 DWM Luger P-08 9mm Parabellum

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If you made a New Year’s resolution to own a hundred year old Luger then you may well be able to fulfil that wish as a DWM made Luger P-08 is up for sale at Cabela’s….

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Martini Custom .218 Mashburn Bee

Martini Custom .218 Mashburn Bee

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Built on the British BSA small martini action this custom single shot rifle for sale on Cabela’s chambered for the .218 Mashburn Bee looks to be one of the prettiest fox and varmint rifles I’ve seen….

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1928 Citroën AC4 Barn Find

1928 Citroën AC4 Barn Find

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The Citroën AC4 and its sister the AC6 were produced from 1928 until 1932 in various body styles including the “Berline” (i.e. saloon or sedan), torpedo, faux cabriolet (i.e. fake convertible), cabriolet decapotable (convertible) as either…

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