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Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Mascot

Ben Branch June 25, 2015
  • Art
  • British
  • Design
  • Luxury

The iconic Spirit of Ecstasy mascot has been fitted to Rolls-Royce motor cars since 1911, prior to this the cars had no mascot fitted…

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Jaguar XJR-9 Poster

Ben Branch June 23, 2015
  • Art
  • British
  • Design
  • Jaguar
  • Le Mans

Heritage Racing is a boutique racing art company run by the father and son team of Jeff and Casey Maciejewski, all of their work…

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Bremont Jaguar

Ben Branch June 22, 2015
  • British
  • Gear
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury
  • Watches

Bremont and Jaguar are both quintessentially British companies with a history of working together, when Jaguar recently restarted the E-Type production line to produce…

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Documentary: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

Ben Branch June 21, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

The story of Captain Eric Melrose “Winkle” Brown is one of the greatest WWII tales you’re every likely to come across. Many of us…

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Aston Martin at Le Mans – 1959

Ben Branch June 14, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Le Mans

Aston Martin at Le Mans is a 30 minute film covering the entry of the British marque at the 1959 Le Mans, lead by driver…

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Jaguar XK120 Supersonic by Ghia

Ben Branch June 12, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury

In 1953 the Italian designer Giovanni Savonuzzi created a one-off Alfa Romeo that was destined to race in the Mille Miglia of the same…

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John Tool Bag by Malle

Ben Branch June 11, 2015
  • Bags
  • British
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Style

The John Tool Bag by Malle is a modern take on the classic tool bag used by mechanics, blacksmiths, stone masons and other tradesmen….

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Range Rover Classic

Ben Branch June 10, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Design
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The two-door Range Rover Classic has long been the number one 4×4 on my personal vehicular bucketlist, some consider it an usual choice but…

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Jensen Interceptor III

Ben Branch May 30, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Vintage

The Jensen Interceptor is a great example of what happens when you get the Italians, Brits and Americans in a room in the late-60s to collaborate…

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Graham Hill Describes A Lap Of Monaco

Ben Branch May 24, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Vintage

At the time of writing we’re a few hours away from the start of the 2015 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix – a race…

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AC Ace

Ben Branch May 23, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Vintage

The AC Ace is a car that you may never have heard of, but might recognise nonetheless. It’s the car that would form the…

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Matchless-Vickers Military Motorcycle

Ben Branch May 22, 2015
  • British
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The idea of taking a motorcycle and attaching a machine gun to it seems to have occurred to someone very shortly after the motorcycle…

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