This 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 is a great example of the magic that typically happens when the Brits and the Americans stop arguing about warm beer and what constitutes ‘football’ for long enough to work on a joint project. At its core, the Shelby Cobra is a lightweight British roadster with an absurdly large American…
Damascus steel was first invented 300 years before the birth of Christ, the original methods used to create it were lost for centuries and only relatively recently have metallurgists reverse engineered the process to the point where they can now create ingots of the metal that are indistinguishable from the original. In 2006 a research team…
The Mercedes-Benz 500K was first shown to the public at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show, the car caused a stir not just in Germany but around the world – this was an opulent automobile capable of speeds in excess of 100mph, an astonishing feat for the era. Weighing in at 2,700 kilograms (~6,000lbs), the 500K wasn’t…
Most enthusiastic drinkers will tell you that it’s important to have a stash somewhere in the house that the other half doesn’t know about – with the best hiding spot being inside a book that they’ll never even look at twice, like a boring plain black volume called “An Encyclopaedia of American Humor”. Each one…
This 1947 Cadillac Series 62 barn find is the sort of thing that keeps me up at night, I know it’s not the rarest Cadillac ever made and it’ll never be worth millions, but it is a beautiful piece of automotive history and it’d make a beast of a daily driver for the man or…
These beautifully detailed cufflinks are made from the heads of the bolts used on the connecting rod of the 915bhp Cosworth TJ V10, originally fitted to the 2005 Red Bull Racing Formula 1 cars driven by David Coulthard, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi. 2005 would be the first year of operation for Red Bull in…
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of those hugely significant cars that’ll forever be remembered as one of the top 10 greatest vehicle designs of all time – no matter what extraordinary vehicles may be released in the future. The Coupe is perhaps the more famous sibling in the 300SL family, largely due to its eye-catching gullwing doors, but the Roadster…
Pop’s EDC Kit by Kaufmann Mercantile is designed to be a pocket-friendly everyday carry kit that can be easily customised to include your house and/or car keys. The kit can be bought as the pouch only, or fully equipped – the fully equipped kit includes a waterproof brass lighter, a pry bar, a flat head and phillips head…
This is part 2 of the 3 part series American Stock: The Golden Era Of NASCAR, we featured part 1 last Sunday (you can click here to see it if you missed it) and we’ll be featuring the 3rd part next week. The early years of NASCAR are amongst the most entertaining of any motor…
The USS Shenandoah was the first of the great American airships, it was closely based on the German Zeppelin bomber L-49, built just after WWI and still viewed as one of the most important dirigibles of the era. With a gross weight of 36 tons, a total length of 68ft, a cruising speed of 70mph and…
The Tucker 48 is a car that’ll forever live as an American legend, the extraordinary panache and guts shown by Preston Tucker in the post-war period is astonishing and the fact that he succeeded against the entrenched power of the Big 3 is reminiscent of the modern story of Elon Musk and Tesla. 50 Tucker…
The Art of Manliness is a book by Brett and Kate McKay – the couple behind the fantastic and hugely popular website of the same name. The book is an essential read for any modern gentleman, it’s also a fantastic gift for friends of the XY persuasion. Contained within the 288 pages is some genuinely…
