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Month: May 2015

Leica R3 Safari

Ben Branch May 4, 2015
  • Cameras
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The Leica R3 Safari was a special limited edition of the popular Leica R3 released in 1976, many credit the R3 with saving Leica…

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How To Fly The P-51B Mustang

Ben Branch May 3, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane is a WWII film designed as a preliminary How To guide for pilots, mechanics and other ground crew….

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB

Ben Branch May 2, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Racing

The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB was originally shown to the world at the 1959 Paris Auto Show, where it quickly captured the attention…

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Vintage Monaco F1 Poster

Ben Branch May 2, 2015
  • Art
  • Formula 1
  • Home
  • Racing

Michael Turner has been creating automotive art and racing posters since the early 1960s, he was born in 1934 and somewhat amazingly – you…

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Yamaha XS1100 “Eleven”

Ben Branch May 1, 2015
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage
  • Yamaha

Upon its introduction in 1978, the Yamaha XS1100 was the largest-capacity and most powerful production motorcycle in the world. To say it took the…

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Steampunk Nixie Tube Clock

Ben Branch May 1, 2015
  • American
  • Art
  • Gear
  • Home

These steampunk nixie tube clocks are handmade to order from black walnut, brass, stainless steel and long-life nixie tubes. Each one is made in the…

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