For Sale, Too Cheap to Pass Up

Triumph in Knoxville with a Very Special Spitfire

From the Conflict of Interest Department comes this remarkably well photographed ‘69 Triumph Spitfire MkIII. Not only is the photography near professional grade, but the listing is written by someone with very good wordsmithing skills. It’s as if…as if some guy living in Knoxville, who writes about cars for a living, with a fondness for project [...]

Two-Wheel Tuesdays

Zombie Chopper is a Triumph of Execution

As most today are built out of hogs, it’s easy to forget that most archetypical choppers were all based on British bikes. Brando’s Wild One wouldn’t have been quite so wild without his Thunderbird 6T, and it wasn’t until  much later, when Hopper and Fonda easily rode their bikes, that the Harley’s dominance began to [...]

This is my dream bike, Two-Wheel Tuesdays

Ever Seen One Of These?

If either of the two above images draw your interest and you can spare a few minutes of your busy work day for more images, and some Ramblings From The olelongrooffan, stroll on through to see What I Saw Today.

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Roadside Discoveries: Nickwackett Garage, a Vintage British Bike Shop.

The Nickwackett Garage in all of it's glory. Image is courtesy of Rachael at Fuzzygalore.com.

On Vermont Route 7 just north of the village of Pittsford there’s a small building with an old sign denoting the Nickwackett Garage, what appears to be a bike shop out of the ’50s. While another sign out [...]

For Sale, Terrible Ideas, Too Cheap to Pass Up

400ci SBC-Powered TR6 Will Probably Kill You, But Totally Worth It

I've come for your life insurance policy

You know it’s bad when the seller includes “death trap” in their listing title on eBay. This TR6 is rocking a 400 smallblock, 2-speed Powerglide and not much else. The top is shot, the windshield is some kind of cruel joke (the original’s in a box) [...]