Finding Challenger IV – By Rory Ward 4 years earlier I had seen this image of Challenger IV, sitting in a loft, looked to be untouched for YEARS.  I couldn’t believe the car was still in existence, figuring it had either been bought and morphed into something else or destroyed in a race, I really didn’t [...]

This video is part 3 of Rory Ward’s Mickey Thompson Challenger IV Restoration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYvO91SmXI8

The M247, known as the Mechanical Mule, was developed in the 1950’s by Willy’s as a light weight cargo carrier to replace the 1/4-ton Jeep and 3/4-ton trucks in infantry and airborne infantry battalions.  They were used throughout the Vietnamese conflict and other U.S. Military operations until the 1980’s as platforms for carrying men, supplies, [...]

As a follow up to our recent story about Mickey Thompson’s Challenger IV by Rory Ward, we will be posting videos and info about the restoration so you can follow the progress of the project.  Below are part 1 & 2 of the ongoing video series. Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y6EYTPP8ys Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ83FHq9A8

I recently came across this Studebaker WWII T-15 Snow Weasel on bringatrailer.com and the Ebay listing here.  The listing ended but didn’t sell.  Here is the info and pictures from the ad. In 1941, the U.S. Military contracted with Studebaker Corporation of South bend Indiana to design, test and build a “top-secret” snow vehicle for [...]

Check out this military graveyard! Are those Willys Jeep body tubs I see in the foreground? Photo via The Hamb

The Dakar is known as one of the longest and hardest off road races in the world.  This is a vintage Dakar film from 1984.  It’s long at almost 90 minutes long but worth it if you are an off road racing fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2thf2NwMYE

We recently came across this video of a Land Rover Defender 110 built out of LEGO’s by Fernando in Spain. There is to much to describe so watch the video and see how amazing it is. You can also see more of Fernando’s LEGO creations at http://www.sheepo.es http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXW-7DVIyU0

The Story of Challenger IV, By Rory Ward   It was mid to late 1977 when Mickey Thompson (MT) decided it was time to build yet another new race car for the desert.  I’m speculating that he was not too happy with the performance of his single seat “Marines” sponsored class 1 buggy so he [...]