Ben Branch
June 16, 2012
There aren’t many cars in the world more famous than the Ford GT40, the car pictured here is a Ford GT40 Series I which is one of only 31 road cars made. This is chassis P/1059 and it’s generally recognised as being the lowest mileage Series I in the world having covered just 4,749 miles from new, not surprisingly it has a 7 figure value currently estimated at between $2,300,000 – $2,700,000 USD.
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Ben Branch
June 15, 2012
Mickey Rourke’s bike is just about as interesting as you might expect, Mickey Rourke himself seems to have been around forever, he exploded back onto the scene recently with a breakaway performance…
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Ben Branch
June 14, 2012
Honda CX500 cafe racer conversions are becoming more and more popular, the unusual, shaft-drive bike’s from Honda never really saw huge commercial success when they were first released so it’s nice to see them having a renaissance of sorts in the modern day.
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Ben Branch
June 14, 2012
The Woodman’s Pal Military Machete is one of those tools men like to own for no good reason, it just seems important that we have it in the tool collection.
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Ben Branch
June 13, 2012
I’m always genuinely impressed with people who take matters into their own hands, and create something remarkable. Evan Lane is a professional photographer based in California who realised that it was nigh on impossible to find a camera bag that both looked good and took care of your gear.
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Ben Branch
June 13, 2012
The Kawasaki W650 is one of the best modern foundations for a flat track style motorcycle, the engine is staggeringly reliable, the frame is solid, the stock suspension can take a beating and it can be turned into a flat tracker with relatively minimal effort.
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Ben Branch
June 12, 2012
Gin is a phenomenal spirit, I far prefer it to vodka or rum an the fact that it’s a great to drink with tonic and fresh lime on hot summer afternoons puts it ahead of Scotch at this time of year. Brooklyn Gin is a relatively…
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Ben Branch
June 11, 2012
The humble Sportster is one of the most popular bases for custom motorcycle building in the US, interestingly it’s also a wildly popular bike for tweaking within the Japanese bike building community.
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Ben Branch
June 11, 2012
It isn’t always easy to buy for men, Father’s Day gifts usually involve cologne, socks, dark chocolate, dodgy beer, cheap bourbon or one of those coffee table books about steam trains. The team over at Man Crates have decided to rectify this issue by creating a series of crates specifically tailored to specific, manly interests.
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Ben Branch
June 10, 2012
This classic promotional film from Chevrolet shows the 1957 Pikes Peak climb, using normal, factory spec Chevrolet 4x4s. This isn’t the usual race up the dusty trail…
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Ben Branch
June 10, 2012
There’s something about this photo that just makes me smile. The blasé body language of the guy on the right just does it for me.
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Ben Branch
June 9, 2012
Ingmar Beer Surfboards are one of those small companies that produce truly unique products, in this case, hand-made wooden surfboards.
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