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  • Ben Kramer's Apache 47' Powerboat vs. Haulover Inlet

    Véhicule Magazine presents Ben Kramer's Apache 47' race powerboat, freshly restored to its original state. After over a year of tireless work betw...

  • An Inside Look at the Death of Don Aronow

    NE 188th Street in Miami, aka Thunderboat Row   Don Aronow’s Mercedes-Benz at the scene of the crime   A sheet-metal exit wound on Aronow’s Merc...

  • Fort Apache Marina

    Fort Apache Marina was Thunderboat Row's legendary high-rise boat storage facility and waterfront bar and restaurant. Founded by Ben Kramer and hi...

  • Thunderboat Row: Miami’s Secret Boatbuilding Capital

    Northeast 188th Street—a once-unsuspecting plot of Florida swampland that followed the Miami dream. It started from nothing and quickly came to be...

  • The Mutiny Hotel: Miami’s Drug-Fueled, Real-Life “Paradise Lost”

    Everyone knows about the Mutiny Hotel. Even if they don’t know the name, they can picture it. In the 1970s and ‘80s, the Mutiny was the real-life v...

  • Véhicule Magazine: Modern Day Smuggling

    Excerpt from Border Security 2019. Full story in Véhicule 2020. While the current administration is focused on drugs and human traffic coming ...

  • The Story of Ben Kramer's Apache 47

    Véhicule Magazine talked to powerboat legend and race car driver Lorne L. about his Apache 47 – built and pre-owned by Ben Kramer – that is being ...

  • Ask 10 People About The Killing Of Don Aronow And You Will Get 10 Different Answers

    Ask 10 People About The Killing Of Don Aronow And You Will Get 10 Different Answers – Read all about it in Véhicule.

  • Véhicule Magazine: Offshore Racing 101 with John Tomlinson

    Véhicule Magazine had the chance to sit down with powerboat legend John Tomlinson of TNT Custom Marine and talk shop. Things got a little technic...

  • Véhicule Marine 300R Super Flats

    The 20-foot Véhicule Marine 300R Super Flat is propelled by a 300-horsepower V8, making it over three times as powerful as a standard flats-sty...

  • Véhicule Magazine: The Rise & Fall of Ben Kramer

    Excerpt from Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of Ben Kramer. Full story in Véhicule 2020. “Anglos tend to work the marijuana trade, while the coca...

  • Véhicule Magazine: Wilson's Custom Marine

    Sometimes, it’s best to just keep things simple. Don’t mess with the natural order of things. When it comes down to it, there’s nothing better tha...