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Uncommon Motors

When ordinary just won't do

Turbonique Thrust Engines to Satisfy Your Inner Mad Max

April 28, 2017 by Paul Crowe

Turbonique thrust engines

Gene Middlebrooks had a dream. Working for a defense contractor in Florida making ballistic missiles, he wondered why the technology couldn't somehow be adapted for civilian use, sort of a rocket fuel for the masses idea. He started a now legendary company by the name of Turbonique and designed the mother of all power adders, well, three different versions, actually, a … [Read more...]

1969 Jaguar E-Type Gets Hot Rod Happiness From Ford

April 27, 2017 by Paul Crowe

1969 Jaguar E-Type restomod with 289 Ford power

Jaguar E-Types were a beautiful car, sleek lines, long bonnet, good looks from every angle. The engine in the Series one and Series two was an overhead cam straight six that looked very British and sounded very nice, as did the V12 in the Series three, but sometimes they missed the mark on the reliability scale and the V12s had a rather nasty habit of overheating. Well, over … [Read more...]

2001 Yamaha Vmax with All of the Modifications You Really Want

April 27, 2017 by Paul Crowe

2001 Yamaha Vmax with PCW logrod engine and 202 horsepower at the rear wheel

Isn't it funny that the quintessential American muscle bike was built in Japan? Yamaha, back in 1985, first unleashed the Vmax on the streets of the USA and it looked and sounded like nothing else. The air scoops on the sides weren't functional, the tach was far too small, but no one cared, because the sound of the engine, especially when properly piped, was everything you … [Read more...]

1962 Plymouth Valiant Signet Slant Six Comes Filled with Uncommon Potential

October 1, 2016 by Paul Crowe

1962 Plymouth Valaint Signet

Sure, I know what you're thinking, what's so special about an early 60s Plymouth Valiant with a Slant Six? Well, to begin with, it brings back fond personal memories because I learned to drive in one, but wait, there's more! It has to do with Pratt and Miller Engineering and a certain doctor who thought one of these little grocery getters, the exact same model you see here, … [Read more...]

David Oreck’s 1944 Grand Champion Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing

September 28, 2016 by Paul Crowe

David Oreck's Oshkosh Grand Champion 1944 Beech Staggerwing biplane

If you appreciate fine machinery, your interests most likely spread beyond road going vehicles. For those of us with an eye on the sky, there are a few airplanes considered by aviation buffs to be among the finest ever designed and the Beech Staggerwing is one of those planes. David Oreck, yes, of vacuum cleaner fame, has been a pilot since World War II and his private airplane … [Read more...]

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Previously on Uncommon Motors

1965 Lamborghini 5C crawler tractor from the famous Italian builder

1965 Lamborghini 5C Crawler Tractor

Tilting Motor-Works Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic

Your Tilting Motor Works Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic is Ready

Tri-Magnum fully enclosed reverse trike from the Robert Q. Riley Enterprises design

Tri-Magnum Fully Enclosed Reverse Trike With Gold Wing Power

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