Archives for posts with tag: English

Spotted: The Ariel Nomad

January 16, 2015 //

Continuing with the English buggy theme of the last post, allow me to introduce the Ariel Nomad. Remember the Ariel Atom, that bare-bones, tube-chassis tarmac sprinter? Well, this is its dirt-loving brother.

The specs are similar to the Rage Comet R. The Nomad is a little heavier at 670 kg (1,477 lb.), gets a little more power from its 2,354 cc Honda engine, 235 hp to be exact, and reaches about the same performance bar of 3.5 seconds 0–60 mph. It’s also from England. I’m not sure it’s set up to jump as well Comet but check out the video. It looks pretty fun.

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Ariel Nomad

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Categories - ATV / Side-by-side, - Spotted:, - Videos, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES

Vintage Video: Scrambling for it

December 2, 2013 //

This film from the 1960s shows the then popular sport of motorcycle scrambling, which eventually would turn into enduro. It’s a fun little film.

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Categories - England, - Motorcycles, - Videos, Europe, MEDIA, PLACES, VEHICLES, — Vintage

Petrol / Food / Beer

November 11, 2013 //

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I found this great video on Expo the other day. In 1995 Austin Vince and seven friends went traveling around the world on motorcycles along the longest route possible. They started in their home country of England and covered about 40,000 miles visiting 44 countries. Great stuff.

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Categories - Motorcycles, - Videos, Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, FEATURES, MEDIA, Middle East, North America, PLACES, Russia, South America, VEHICLES

The Unimog Museum

April 8, 2013 //

Here’s a great Motor Trend video, reporting from the Unimog Museum in Gaggenau, Germany. They delve into the history of the Mercedes-Benz truck line as well as explain how the trucks actually work. Later they motor a huge Unimog around the proving ground out back.

It’s well worth a watch.

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Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Germany, - Trucks, - Videos, Europe, FEATURES, MEDIA, PLACES, VEHICLES

Spotted: Vintage All-Terrain Vehicle

March 6, 2013 //

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Here’s an interesting experimental off-road vehicle from the 1930s. It looks like it has ten-wheel-drive, though I was only able to trace it to this source on Flickr. Apparently it’s English.

 

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Categories - Spotted:, - Trucks, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES, — Vintage

Winching Techniques

February 19, 2013 //

Here’s a good video on winching from the guys at Rugged Guide. They cover the main pulling techniques (single line, double line, off-angle) as well some not-so-obvious safety tips.

If you have a winch, it’s worth a look.

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Categories - Videos, FEATURES, GEAR, MEDIA, SKILLS

Ray Mears: Desert Survival

February 14, 2013 //

Here’s an informative video on 4×4-based desert survival, including tips and tricks for sand driving. It also tells the tales of others that have been trapped in the desert and made it out alive, and others that weren’t so lucky.

Thanks for the tip, Greg!

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Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Airplanes, - Videos, Africa, FEATURES, MEDIA, PLACES, SKILLS, VEHICLES

Steam Before It Was Punk, The Coronation Scot, 1937

November 23, 2012 //

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If you can get past the pomp and circumstance, here’s some nice footage of 1930s-era, high-speed rail in action. The film shows The Coronation Scot, an English steam train, reaching 114mph on a test run between the stations of Crewe and Euston.

Put into service in honor of the coronation of King George VI (hence all of the pomp and circumstance) it offered regular service between London and Glasgow, a 400-mile run which it made in 6.5 hours.

Today’s trains make the journey 4.5 hours albeit with less style.

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Categories - England, - Trains, - Videos, Europe, MEDIA, PLACES, VEHICLES, — Vintage