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Sydney to London on a Wing and a Prayer

Ben Branch November 29, 2015
  • Australian
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Dot. Sydney to London on a Wing and a Prayer is a film that documents the journey of Nathan Millward from Sydney to London…

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Rolls-Royce V8 Coffee Table

Ben Branch November 25, 2015
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Home

Prior to the takeover by BMW in 1998 Rolls-Royce made use of the L Series V8, an engine that had been developed in the…

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Jaguar E-Type Competition Coupé

Ben Branch November 19, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Jaguar
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Jaguar E-Type was never really intended for racing, despite the fact that it shared many design queues with the D-Type – its elder…

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The Birth Of Lotus To The Caterham Seven

Ben Branch November 15, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Off Road

The Lotus Seven and its modern progeny, the Caterham Seven, are iconic motor cars on par with the Volkswagen Beetle, the Land Rover Defender,…

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The 2,000,000th Land Rover

Ben Branch November 10, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

The story of Land Rover has been a remarkably long tale of success, during a time in which many lauded British automobile and motorcycle…

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The Magic Midget: MG Racing History

Ben Branch November 8, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Vintage

The Magic Midget is an early film from British Leyland about the MG Midget, a car that helped put MG on the map in…

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Bluebird Wallpaper

Ben Branch November 7, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Wallpapers

On the 17th of July 1964, Donald Campbell shattered the world land speed record with an average speed of 403.10 mph (648.73 kph) across…

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1934 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type

Ben Branch November 6, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

Invicta was a pre-WWII British automobile company that didn’t survive the turmoil of the mid-20th century, it was a keen competitor with companies like…

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Land Rover Documentary: A 50 Year Adventure

Ben Branch November 1, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Films
  • Land Rover

Land Rover: A 50 Year Adventure is a comprehensive history of Land Rover from its humble beginnings to the modern day, and it manages…

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The New Triumph Thruxton R

Ben Branch October 29, 2015
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Triumph

The Triumph Thruxton R is the top of the line model from the new generation of Bonneville-based motorcycles from the popular British marque. Only…

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Norton Commando Scrambler

Ben Branch October 27, 2015
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that defied the odds to become a cult classic in its own lifetime, it was developed to compete…

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1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1

Ben Branch October 24, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Jaguar
  • Vintage

Jaguar introduced the E-Type in 1961 – It was a car with sweeping lines that was faster than any contemporary road-going Ferrari at half…

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