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A Rare 1949 Norvin Cafe Racer – The Lovechild of a Norton and a Vincent

Ben Branch October 24, 2019
Norvin - Norton - Vincent Cafe Racer
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Norvins are exceedingly rare motorcycles, no one is entirely sure how many actually exist because they were never made by a manufacturer. They were…

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Documentary: The Story Of The Escort Cosworth

Ben Branch October 20, 2019
Ford Escort Cosworth Wing
  • British
  • Cars
  • Rally

The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is one of the most beloved British-Fords of its era, it was developed for rally, with the homologation requirements…

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Queen Lead Guitarist Brian May’s BMG “Mini May” Travel Guitar – £204 MSRP

Ben Branch October 18, 2019
Brian May BMG Mini May Guitar
  • British
  • Gear
  • Music

The BMG Mini May guitar was developed by Brian May of Queen and the team at BMG Guitars, a company dedicated to building modern…

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A Rare Egli-Triumph With A Prototype OHC Engine – £6,000 and £10,000

Ben Branch October 16, 2019
Egli-Triumph Prototype OHC Engine
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that BSA/Triumph were experimenting with overhead cam engines back in the early 1970s as a way of trying to compete…

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A Very Unusual 1985 Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle Project – £1,000 to £2,000

Ben Branch October 14, 2019
Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

This 1985 Norton Rotary racer is a fascinating project bike, fitted with one of the most unusual engines ever fitted to a motorcycle. Wankel…

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The Davida Koura Full Face Motorcycle Helmet – 100% Made In Britain

Ben Branch October 14, 2019
Davida Koura Helmet
  • British
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The Davida Koura is a full face motorcycle helmet designed by engineers with experience developing helmets for both MotoGP and Formula 1. Although the…

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Buy Your Own Vintage Sprint Racing Team “The Peril Speed Equipe” – £12,000 to £16,000

Ben Branch October 12, 2019
Yellow Peril, Scarlet Peril, and Blue Peril Sprint Racing Triumph
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Incredibly, all three of these motorcycles are coming up for sale with Bonhams on the 19th of October with an estimated hammer price of…

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The Only Surviving Factory-Built Custom Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker

Ben Branch October 11, 2019
Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is one of just 6 or 7 factory-built Triumph Strongbow flat trackers made in the late 1970s to compete in a series sponsored…

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The Incredible Story Of The Africar – The Wooden-Bodied Car For Africa

Jon Branch October 10, 2019
Africar Car For Africa
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

  The story of the Africar is worthy of a Hollywood film, it involves millions of dollars, a Cambridge-educated engineering genius, a film crew,…

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Goldtop Predator Motorcycle Gloves

Ben Branch October 9, 2019
Goldtop Predator Motorcycle Gloves Red
  • British
  • Gear
  • Gloves

The Goldtop Predator motorcycle gloves are a new release from the storied British motorcycle gear maker, featuring 1.0mm premium drum-dyed Aniline cowhide leather construction,…

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The Only One Ever Made – Factory-Built 1981 Triumph TS8-1 Prototype

Ben Branch October 8, 2019
Triumph TS8-1 Prototype Fairing
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph TS8-1 Prototype was released as a last-gasp effort by the struggling British motorcycle marque in 1981 as a touring motorcycle to compete…

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There’s A Rolls-Royce V12 Meteor Tank Engine For Sale On eBay – $5,900 USD

Ben Branch October 8, 2019
Rolls-Royce V12 Meteor Tank Engine Heads
  • British
  • Military

The Rolls-Royce V12 Meteor tank engine was a direct derivative of the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 – an engine used in aircraft like the…

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