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Month: July 2016

BMW R100 Scrambler

Ben Branch July 7, 2016
  • BMW
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The 67 hp 980cc boxer twin used in the BMW R100 is an engine that lends itself very well to life both on and…

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No Ordinary Passenger

Ben Branch July 7, 2016
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

No Ordinary Passenger is a short film directed by Cabel Hopkins that takes a look into the life and times of iconic sidecar racer…

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Continental MkII

Ben Branch July 6, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ford
  • Luxury

The Continental MkII was released in 1955 as the pinnacle of the Ford model family and a return to the heady pre-WWII days of…

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1957 Sputnik-1 Prototype Test Model

Ben Branch July 6, 2016
  • Engineering
  • Rare
  • Space

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik-1 on October the 5th, 1957 and in so doing kicked the Space Race into high gear – where it…

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1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am

Ben Branch July 5, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Muscle Cars

The Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am was built with a very specific task in mind – Ford wanted to trounce the Chevrolet Camaros…

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Survival Belt

Ben Branch July 5, 2016
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Knives
  • Tools

The Survival Belt by SlideBelts is a survival tool that’ll also hold up your jeans – the buckle contains a locking/folding titanium nitride coated AUS-8…

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Council Jersey Classic Axe

Ben Branch July 4, 2016
  • American
  • Camping
  • Tools

The Jersey Classic Axe by Council Tool has a 36″ hickory handle and a 3.5 lb head with a Rockwell hardness of 48-55. It’s been…

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The Breakfast Club Series

Ben Branch July 3, 2016
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Luxury
  • Racing

The Breakfast Club is a new series by Blackbird Automotive, a Hong Kong based company that features both the Blackbird Heritage Motorworks garage and…

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12.4 Litre Radial-Engined 1939 Plymouth Pickup

Ben Branch July 2, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Retro

Dropping a 12.4 litre Jacobs R-755 radial engine into a 1939 Plymouth pickup truck seems like the sort of thing you might do if…

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1965 Jaguar E-Type Roadster

Ben Branch July 1, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury

The Jaguar E-Type was released in 1961 to unanimous praise from both the motoring media and the general public. At the time most sports…

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Autodromo Group B Evoluzione

Ben Branch July 1, 2016
  • Gear
  • Watches

The Autodromo Group B Evoluzione series of automatic watches is limited to just 200 units – in deference to the 200 vehicle homologation requirement…

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