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12.4 Litre Radial-Engined 1939 Plymouth Pickup

Ben Branch July 2, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Retro

Dropping a 12.4 litre Jacobs R-755 radial engine into a 1939 Plymouth pickup truck seems like the sort of thing you might do if…

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Oru Folding Kayak

Ben Branch June 30, 2016
  • American
  • Boats
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

The Oru Kayak has an origami-inspired design that allows it to be folded down into a box that measures in at 33 inches x…

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Documentary: The Lockheed YF-12

Ben Branch June 26, 2016
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • NASA
  • Planes

The Lockheed YF-12 Interceptor was the aircraft that would go on to become the SR-71 Blackbird – one of the most famous of all…

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1957 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery

Ben Branch June 24, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Rare

The Ford Courier Sedan Delivery was built between 1952 and 1960 as a solution for those who needed cargo space but didn’t want or…

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Packard Royal Streamliner Roadster

Ben Branch June 23, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering

The Packard Royal Streamliner Roadster is a one-off custom car fitted with a supercharged 1600 hp Packard V12 capable of putting down 3,000 ft…

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1969 Boss 429 Ford Mustang

Ben Branch June 14, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Rare

The Boss 429 Ford Mustang was built specifically to allow Ford to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the homologation requirement was…

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1968 Toyota Corona Hot Rod

Ben Branch June 9, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Hot Rods
  • Japanese

The humble Toyota Corona isn’t a car that you’d usually associate with the Californian hot rod scene – the model was first introduced in…

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Triumph Bonneville by Analog Motorcycles

Ben Branch June 8, 2016
  • American
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

Editor’s Note: This article was written by Tony Prust of Analog Motorcycles. When possible we like to let garages tell the story of their…

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The Super 73 Electric Bike

Ben Branch June 7, 2016
  • American
  • Bicycles
  • Gadgets

Electric vehicles have existed alongside steam and internal combustion engines as a way of moving people for well over 150 years, in fact the…

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Original On Any Sunday Promotional Poster

Ben Branch June 6, 2016
  • American
  • Art
  • Films
  • Home

On Any Sunday might just be the most important motorcycle documentary ever made, it was released in 1971 to critical acclaim and Steve McQueen…

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Ingenuity in Action: 1950’s Hot Rod Documentary

Ben Branch June 5, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Hot Rods

Ingenuity in Action is a 1959 documentary produced by the team at Hot Rod Magazine as an inside look at the September 1959 Hot Rod…

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Bell Bullitt Carbon Ace Cafe Black Jack Helmet

Ben Branch June 3, 2016
  • American
  • British
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The new-for-2016 Bell Bullitt Carbon Ace Cafe Black Jack Helmet is a collaborative effort between the iconic London cafe – after which the term…

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