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Tamiya Land Rover Defender 1:10 Scale R/C Model Kit

Ben Branch January 11, 2019
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Gadgets

This Land Rover Defender 1:10 scale remote control model from Tamiya sits on a full four-wheel drive chassis with lockable differentials, oil-filled coil over…

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Triumph Rocket III Custom by Gasoline Motor Co.

Ben Branch January 7, 2019
Triumph Rocket III Custom Headers 2
  • Australian
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

This post was written by the team at Gasoline Motor Co. – One of Australia’s leading custom motorcycle garages first founded in Sydney back in…

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A Brief History of the Austin 7 – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch December 31, 2018
The Austin 7 works team at Brooklands in 1937
  • Brief Histories
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Austin 7 – An Introduction It was in an Austin 7 that I went on my very first ever road trip. It would…

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Documentary: Armed Forces Rally in Land Rovers

Ben Branch December 23, 2018
Armed Forces Rally in Land Rovers 1
  • British
  • Classic 4x4
  • Racing
  • Rally

Armed Forces Rally in Land Rovers is a short film by the team at Patina that covers the Armed Forces Rally Team (AFRT), a…

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A Midget Car Engine-Powered JAP-BSA-Husqvarna Motocross Racer

Ben Branch December 21, 2018
JAP BSA Motocross Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Swedish

This off-road racing motorcycle is the only one like it in the world – it was built in Sweden by a motocross racer as…

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An Original Rob North Triumph Trident Formula 750 Racer

Ben Branch December 17, 2018
Triumph Trident
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Triumph Trident and its BSA Rocket 3 sibling were, in a way, a last hurrah for the previously globally dominant British motorcycle industry. The…

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Unseen Footage: 1982 Barry Sheene Interview

Ben Branch December 9, 2018
Barry Sheene
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This 1982 Barry Sheene interview has been largely unseen for the past 36 years, it includes some fantastic quotes from Barry including him remembering a…

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78 Motor Co Sirocco Motorcycle Gloves

Ben Branch December 7, 2018
78 Motor Co Sirocco Motorcycle Gloves
  • British
  • Gear
  • Gloves

The new Sirocco motorcycle gloves by 78 Motor Co are designed for three-season use during the cooler months, they have a soft micro-fleece insulating…

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Resurrecting The Mighty AJS V4 From 1936

Ben Branch December 5, 2018
AJS V4 Engine
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The AJS V4 was an advanced engineering effort undertaken by the British motorcycle company in the mid-1930s, the first prototype was intended as a…

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Matchless G80 TCS Typhoon – The Thumper Desert Sled

Ben Branch November 30, 2018
Matchless G80 TCS Typhoon
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The Matchless G80 TCS Typhoon was the fastest off-road version of the G80, with the largest engine, and the highest power-rating that was available…

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Captain Malcolm Campbell’s WWI-Era Silver Cigarette Case

Ben Branch November 29, 2018
Captain Malcolm Campbell's WWI Silver Cigarette Case
  • British
  • Military

Captain Malcolm Campbell, who would later become Sir Malcolm Campbell, had a genuinely fascinating life that included being a racing driver at Brooklands, a…

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Documentary: Vixen GT – There Is Only One

Ben Branch November 28, 2018
Vixen GT
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films

This film covers the remarkable rediscovery of the Vixen GT, a one-off mid-engined sports car from the early 1960s built by British Formula racing…

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