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American Icon: The 1955 Cushman Eagle

Ben Branch January 20, 2018
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Scooters

The Cushman Eagle was by far the most desirable scooter in the USA in the 1950s. The designers at the American company had struck…

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The Original Fisher Astronaut Space Pen

Ben Branch January 18, 2018
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Design
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

Fisher Astronaut Space Pens have been used on every manned NASA space mission since Apollo 7 in 1968, the pen also features prominently in…

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Documentary – Dan Gurney: Renaissance Man of Motorsports

Ben Branch January 15, 2018
  • American
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

Dan Gurney passed away on Sunday the 14th of January 2018. He’ll be forever remembered as the man who started the tradition of spraying…

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1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38

Ben Branch January 13, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rare

The One-Off Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 The Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 is a one-off sports car developed by William “Bill” Molzon – a visionary…

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Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Shovelhead

Jon Branch January 13, 2018
Harley-Davidson Shovelhead motorcycle
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

As Harley-Davidson entered the sixties so did the dominance of the bikes of the Rising Sun. Bob Dylan sang “The times they are a…

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1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 GMP 1:12 Scale Model

Ben Branch January 11, 2018
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Le Mans

This 1:12 scale model of the 1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 is made by GMP – a world leader in highly detailed die cast…

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1966 Shelby Cobra 427 ‘Semi-Competition’

Ben Branch January 10, 2018
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

When the Shelby 427 Cobra was first unleashed to the motoring press in 1965, it was by far the fastest street-legal car in the…

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Thorogood Dodgeville Boot

Ben Branch January 9, 2018
  • American
  • Boots
  • Clothing
  • Gear

Thorogood pride themselves on making their Dodgeville boots 100% in the USA from world-class Horween Chromexcel horsehide leather. The company was founded back in…

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1954 Plymouth Belmont Concept Car

Ben Branch January 3, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design

The 1954 Plymouth Belmont was designed as a possible production car, though sadly it never received the green light for a production run. Plymouth…

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The Engine Designs of Von Dutch

Ben Branch January 2, 2018
  • American
  • Art
  • Engineering

Von Dutch, aka Kenny Howard, was a prolific artist and self-taught engineer, and a founding father of the Californian Kustom Kulture movement of ’50s and ’60s.

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1958 Fiberfab Centurion Corvette

Ben Branch December 27, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Chevrolet

It’s thought that only five or so examples of the Centurion Corvette were built in the mid-1960s until General Motors forced Fiberfab to stop…

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Steve McQueen’s Pope Model K Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 26, 2017
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

Steve McQueen was a noted collector of both motorcycles and cars, his untimely death in 1980 left behind a trove of remarkable machines including…

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