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1965 Lamborghini 5C Crawler Tractor

September 30, 2017 by Paul Crowe 5 Comments

1965 Lamborghini 5C Crawler Tractor

Say the name Lamborghini and what comes to mind? For the vast majority, it’s exotic Italian sports cars, but Ferruccio Lamborghini was making tractors before he ever made a car and this 1965 Lamborghini 5C Crawler tractor is a great example of the breed. Powered by a 3 cylinder diesel engine, it looks like it […]

Turbonique Thrust Engines to Satisfy Your Inner Mad Max

April 28, 2017 by Paul Crowe 1 Comment

Turbonique Thrust Engines to Satisfy Your Inner Mad Max

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, […]

David Oreck’s 1944 Grand Champion Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing

September 28, 2016 by Paul Crowe 1 Comment

David Oreck’s 1944 Grand Champion Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing

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 […]

Your Tilting Motor Works Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic is Ready

August 26, 2016 by Paul Crowe 1 Comment

Your Tilting Motor Works Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic is Ready

If you’re going to ride a Harley trike, this is the way to go, you get a Tilting Motor Works conversion kit installed on your Harley which adds the stability of three wheels, while still preserving the lean you want for the twists and turns along the way. You may have seen this 2007 Heritage […]

Tri-Magnum Fully Enclosed Reverse Trike With Gold Wing Power

July 25, 2016 by Paul Crowe 3 Comments

Tri-Magnum Fully Enclosed Reverse Trike With Gold Wing Power

You’ve probably seen this design before. Robert Q. Riley Enterprises turned out many variations of futuristic vehicle concepts that appeared in the pages and on the cover of Mechanix Illustrated for years, encouraging homebuilders to bring them to life in their garage. The Tri-Magnum looked really sleek and if properly built, was a nice “urba […]

JZR Morgan 3 Wheeler Replica with Honda GL500 Power

May 2, 2016 by Paul Crowe 10 Comments

JZR Morgan 3 Wheeler Replica with Honda GL500 Power

The Morgan 3 Wheeler has been replicated by quite a few companies, some have a rather nice appearance, like this one, a JZR replica kit, manufactured in England, with very proper right hand drive and there is a 1982 Honda GL500 water cooled V-Twin out front providing reliable power. Chrome wire wheels with knock offs, […]

2005 Yamaha RX1 Snowmobile Street Conversion

April 22, 2016 by Paul Crowe 1 Comment

2005 Yamaha RX1 Snowmobile Street Conversion

All of those snowmobiles sitting around in the summer can make a guy think, what could I do with this when there’s no snow on the ground? Some race them on water, amazingly enough and others drag race on the grass, but if you really want to get some use out of it in the […]

1943 Kettenkrad Totally Restored – the WW2 Motorcycle With Tracks

April 7, 2016 by Paul Crowe 1 Comment

1943 Kettenkrad Totally Restored – the WW2 Motorcycle With Tracks

Back in World War II, NSU developed a very fascinating little tracked vehicle for the German army to be used to move small loads in mountainous terrain, the official designation was “kleines Kettenkraftrad SdKfz. 2”, or as it was more commonly called the “Kettenkrad.” The interesting part of the vehicle was the motorcycle wheel and […]

JP Morgan’s Private Pullman Railcar

April 6, 2016 by Paul Crowe 1 Comment

JP Morgan’s Private Pullman Railcar

Almost a hundred years ago, there were those who could outfit a private railcar the same way some today outfit private jets. This particular railcar, a 1925 Pullman, was the private car of financier J.P. Morgan Jr. Very few ever had the opportunity to travel like this, but you can see the obvious benefits it […]

Offyette Quarter Midget Racer

April 5, 2016 by Paul Crowe 3 Comments

Offyette Quarter Midget Racer

The Offyette brand of quarter midget racers were produced back in the 1950s by the Larc-Douglas Company for children who wanted to have some fun racing on a mini sized dirt track. The cars were a fiberglass monocoque design with independent front suspension, torsion bar rear suspension and hydraulic rear brakes. The power came from […]

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