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eBay Find: 1937 Harley EL Knucklehead
This 1937 Harley EL Knucklehead is a 6000 mile original, it’s never undergone restoration and somewhat impressively, still features the original white paint.
Full Lap of the Nürburgring – Circa 1975
This brilliant 7:40 video shows the first lap of the 1975 Formula 1 GP at the Nürburgring, this was the year that Niki Lauda would set the blistering lap record of 6:58.6 during qualifying.
Super Sano Beach Cruiser by DP Customs
DP Customs is a relatively new bike shop with an already impressive list of builds under their belt, they built the 79 Gulf bike that lit up the international motorcycling press both in print and online,
Long Beach Formula 1 Grand Prix
The Long Beach Formula 1 Grand Prix was run between 1976 and 1984, I’m not sure which year this film is from although if I had to guess I’d say early-80s.
1951 Seafair Hydroplane Race Gold Cup
I love unusual, vintage racing. Don’t get me wrong, I love the more common varieties of vintage racing as well but there’s a special place in my heart for people who race weird or unusual machines. Like wooden V8 hydroplanes.
#32 Triumph by The WrenchMonkees
This is just a sneak-peak of the new WrenchMonkees bike, they say it still needs paint but I’m thinking it looks just about perfect as is.
eBay Find: Tucker Zombie-Cat
This stunning eBay find, coming to you from the always awesome 1A Blog, is currently listed on eBay for just $13,995 (Buy It Now Price). The remarkable vehicle started life as a Tucker snow vehicle
CR-B 666 Café Racer by Kiez Kustoms
I’m always excited when a new Kiez Kustoms bike comes along, Felix’s style is reminiscent of the café racer builders of the early ’60s in that his emphasis is speed and handling first with aesthetics second.
BMW 328 Hommage Concept
The original BMW 328 was built between 1936 and 1940, it was a highly advanced car for the time featuring a space frame chassis, remarkably good handling and a hemispherical combustion chamber engine.
Playland Park Speedway 1949
Love this video, filmed with a hand-held super-8 camera in 1949 it shows the stock car racing at the Playland Park Speedway in Indiana.
Maserati 450S Costin-Zagato Coupé
The 1957 Maserati 450S Costin-Zagato Coupé started life in 1956 as a convertible and was redesigned into a coupé in 1957 by Englishman Frank Costin, the car was built to Costin’s specifications by Zagato in Italy