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Rare surviving Crocker V-twins are now the most valuable American motorcycles ever made, they sit shoulder to shoulder with the legendary machines from Brough Superior and Vincent as the most desirable collector motorcycles of…
The Bell Moto-3 Blackout helmet is a new iteration of the much-loved Moto 3 design – a retro-styled motocross helmet that’s been built using modern materials and technology to ensure it passes modern safety…
Just three examples of the Ferrari 375 America were bodied as coupes by Turin’s legendary Carrozzeria Vignale in 1954, each of the cars was unique in its own way as they were built by…
This is the Husqvarna Camping Axe, it has an axehead made from hand-forged Swedish steel that’ll last a lifetime (or more) with ease, and it has a natural hickory wood handle. Measuring in at…
The Cizeta V16T is undoubtably one of the most unusual supercars ever made, it’s powered by a transversely mounted 6.0 litre V16, it was designed by Marcello Gandini, the development was done by team…
This film from Brightside Media tells the story of the Suzuki GS750, a motorcycle of pivotal importance to the Japanese motorcycle industry as it proved once and for all they could build a reliable…
Editor’s Note: For the first time in Silodrome’s 10 year history we’re publishing the Top Cars list for a year in early January of the following year. The reason for this is that last year we unfairly missed a car from the list because it went viral after we published the Top 10 in late December – so from now on we’ll do the Top Cars and Top Motorcycles lists in early January.
The De Tomaso Mangusta Shelby MkV prototype is a little known historical oddity, but it very nearly became the Ford-badged successor to the Ford GT40 that would have been sold in Ford dealers right…
The Seiko 5 Sports offers one of the best value propositions in the world of big-name automatic mechanical wristwatches. The watch carries an MSRP of just $295 USD but it’s powered by the reliable…
The Doodle Bug was an American scooter that was built in the late 1940s and largely targeted at teens and those too young for a motorcycle. That said, the Doodle Bug could be made…
This is the popular leather tool roll by the team at Kruk Garage, each uses thick cowhide leather construction for toughness and they roll up to keep your tools safe and compact but easily…
This Renault 5 Turbo 1 is a rare original Marlboro livery team car that was driven in the European Championship R5 Cup – a race series that was a supporting event to the Formula…
