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Month: February 2013

Steve McQueen’s Lola T70 MKIII B

Ben Branch February 22, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This 1969 Lola T70 MKIII B is the descendant of the 1965 Lola T70, a car that was driven by Formula One and motorcycle…

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Moore Esprit

Ben Branch February 22, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Photography
  • Retro

Roger Moore was either the second or third best 007 depending on who you talk to, some think he was the all-time best but those people are idiots.

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W650 Custom “Sevenish” by Deus California

Ben Branch February 21, 2013
  • American
  • Australian
  • Engineering
  • Flat Track
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

This is the 7th custom motorcycle to roll off the boutique production line at the still relatively new Deus Ex Machina USA headquarters in Venice Beach, California.

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Formula 1 Sidepod Keyring

Ben Branch February 21, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Gadgets
  • Parts
  • Rare

It isn’t every day you get the chance to buy a part from a real Formula 1 car for less than $25 USD..

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Injured Indians

Ben Branch February 21, 2013
  • American
  • Board Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

It’s amazing to see how badly banged up these Indians are relative to the total lack of injuries displayed by the men holding them up, I assume they’re the riders but I can’t see so much as a scratch on them.

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1951 Mercury Eight Convertible

Ben Branch February 20, 2013
  • American
  • Cars
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The 1951 Mercury Eight Convertible is a testament post-WWII automobile design in the United States, it was the first new car from Mercury after the war and it was a huge sales success right across the country.

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Barrett Alley Smuggler’s Belt

Ben Branch February 20, 2013
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Survival

The Barrett Alley Smuggler’s Belt is a great solution to the issue faced by travellers to countries with less than savoury track-records regarding gringo safety.

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Chuck Jordan’s Batmobile

Ben Branch February 20, 2013
  • American
  • Art

Bob Kane and executive producer William Dozier asked GM Design’s help in creating a suitable escape car for their lead character, Batman.

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1966 Shelby 427 Cobra

Ben Branch February 19, 2013
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Retro
  • Shelby
  • Vintage

This 520hp 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra represents the automobile that the 9 year old boy who lives inside all of us wants to own, it’s bright red, it’s powered by a ridiculously large engine, it has tires with “Goodyear” painted on the side in large, friendly letters and…

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The Sherlock Holmes School of Self-Defence

Ben Branch February 19, 2013
  • Books
  • British
  • Rare
  • Steampunk
  • Survival
  • Vintage

Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes is a book that holds significant fascination for me, it’s the true history of a Victorian era martial art called “Bartitisu” after it’s founder, E. W. Barton-Wright.

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Led Zeppelin

Ben Branch February 19, 2013
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This appears to be Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham sitting astride a couple of Suzuki 2-strokes and what I think is a Yamaha 3-wheeler…

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Derringer Cycles

Ben Branch February 18, 2013
  • American
  • Bicycles
  • Board Trackers
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

We’ve featured the work of Derringer Cycles in the past, they build what are quite possibly the best production motorised bicycles in the world and their attention to aesthetics and detail is second to none.

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