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The Rock Singer Who Rebuilt the Porsche 911 Better Than Porsche
Rob Dickinson fronted a British rock band, then walked away to chase a stranger obsession: taking an old Porsche 911 apart and putting it back together as close to perfect as money and patience allow.
The Billionaire's Research Ship: How Paul Allen's Octopus Found a Sunken Battleship
Most superyachts exist to be seen. Paul Allen built one to disappear over the horizon, carry two submarines, and go looking for the wrecks that had been lost for seventy years.
She Bet Her Fortune on a Rusting Hull: Elizabeth Meyer and Endeavour
By 1984 the greatest racing yacht of the 1930s was a roofless steel shell filling with rain. One woman bought the wreck, put almost her entire net worth into it, and single-handedly revived an entire class.
From a Blown-Up BMW to Owning Bugatti: The Mate Rimac Story
A teenager in Croatia blew up the engine of his cheap BMW, converted it to electric out of spite, and set world records. Fifteen years later he runs Bugatti. This is how the establishment got beaten.
The 143-Million-Dollar Car: Inside the Secret Sale of the Uhlenhaut Coupe
In 2022 a single car sold for more than double the previous record for any car in history. It was not a Ferrari. It was a Mercedes that had never raced, driven for years as one man's company car.
The People Who Take Superyachts Where Yachts Cannot Go: EYOS Expeditions
Anyone can charter a yacht to the Riviera. Reaching Antarctica, the Northwest Passage, or the deepest point in the ocean takes a company that spent fifteen years learning how to do it safely.
Gordon Murray's Masterpiece: Why the McLaren F1 Has Never Been Beaten
Stuck at an airport in 1988, a Formula 1 designer sketched the greatest road car ever made. Three decades on, with every advantage of modern technology, no one has truly improved on the McLaren F1.
The Yacht That Could Switch Its Engines Off: Feadship's Savannah
In 2015 a Dutch shipyard launched a superyacht that could run on a single diesel, on batteries, or in near-silence with almost nothing turning. It was the first of its kind, and it changed what owners ask for.