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Documentary – Norman Dewis: The Greatest Test Driver
Editor’s Note: The original film we featured here has been removed from YouTube. We’ve replaced it with this wonderful interview with Dewis in which…
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DINO Purists are always quick to point out that this car didn’t actually wear a Ferrari badge – it…
1936 Horch 853 Spezialroadster
The name Horch might not be familiar to many, but the name Audi certainly is. As it happens both automakers were founded by the…
The Villianaire Wallet
The Villianaire is a wallet/moneyclip by the team over at The Goods, an LA-based company made up of engineers, designers, and craftsmen. Each wallet…
The ExoDyne Electric Motorcycle
The ExoDyne Electric Motorcycle The ExoDyne is what happens when a talented veterinary orthopedic surgeon turns his attention to building himself an electric motorcycle….
Meters OV-1 Headphones
The new Meters OV-1 headphones have been developed by the same team behind Ashdown Engineering, a British company that has designed and created instrument…
1935 Willys Gasser
To cut a long story short, a Gasser is style of American drag racing car designed to run on regular pump gasoline, rather than…
Short Film: Survivor
Survivor is a short film by director Cam Elkins, the man behind the popular Stories of Bike series that’s essential viewing for all motorcyclists….
1986 Gemballa Cyrrus
There are few German cars as controversial as the Gemballa modified 911s. Some love them, many hate them, but the one thing no one…
Boe Vintage Radio Bluetooth Speakers
Boe Vintage Radio Bluetooth Speakers are original vintage radios, with their distinctive sounding speakers still fitted, but with new circuitboards, amplifiers, and Bluetooth 4.0…
XTR Pepo BMW R nineT Paris Dakar
Hubert Auriol and the Paris Dakar BMW have a long and proud history of Paris Dakar wins, perhaps none more iconic than those of…
Proverb Money Clip
The famous Yiddish saying “With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you sing well too” is a proverb we’d all…