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Chris Evans’ Daimler SP250 Police Specification Roadster
The Daimler SP250, originally known as the Daimler Dart, was a car that had a huge amount of potential. Most automotive historians will agree…
Fire Design Extinguishers
Fire Design is a French company that was founded by artist and product designer Rodolphe Gimenez, his goal is to create fire extinguishers that…
Zaeta 530 SE Flat Tracker
The Zaeta 530 DT is the two-wheeled answer to the question what would happen if the Italians decided to build a flat tracker? Dirt track racing…
USS Macon Cutaway Wallpaper
The USS Macon and its sister ship, the USS Akron, were the largest helium-filled airships ever made. They were launched in 1933 and 1931…
The GM Firebird III Gas Turbine Car
The General Motors Firebird lll gas turbine car was a concept developed in 1958 as a progression of the Firebird I and Firebird II…
Auburn Speedster Barn Find
The American answer to the lightning fast Bugatti, Bentley and Rolls-Royce automobiles coming out of Europe in the 1920s was the Auburn Speedster, a…
Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 Rally Saloon
The Ford Lotus Cortina is one of the beloved two door saloon cars that petrolheads almost invariably love, much like the BMW 2002 and…
U-boat Blueprints
In the post-WWII years Winston Churchill once famously said “The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril”, this…
Ferrari 275S/340 America Barchetta
Just two Ferrari 275S Barchettas were built by Enzo and his legendary engineers in Maranello, it would be amongst the first models to wear…
Monte Carlo Mini Poster
The iconic status of the Mini was forever set in stone when the little car won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. It was racing…
BMW R nineT Scrambler
The BMW R nineT has shot to the forefront of the custom motorcycle scene at a remarkable turn of speed, BMW released it in…
Triumph Elvis Jacket
The Triumph Elvis Jacket is a new design from the venerable British motorcycle manufacturer dedicated to the King of Rock and Roll, who also…