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Lamborghini Rat Rod

Ben Branch March 25, 2014
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rat Rods

The slightly unusual car you see here is the answer to a debate that was had between Pawel Wisniewski and his friend Jans Slapins,…

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1958 Riva Tritone “Via”

Ben Branch March 24, 2014
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Tritone is a mahogany runabout that first entered production in 1950 by Riva, a company that had been founded 104 years earlier in…

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Reading Company’s Crusader Streamliner

Ben Branch March 23, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Vintage

The Reading Company’s Crusader Streamliner represents both the pinnacle and the end of steam-powered passenger trains in the United States and much of the…

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Bell & Ross GMT-TWG

Ben Branch March 22, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Watches

The new Bell & Ross GMT-TWG is a limited edition model that’ll only be sold through online retailer The Watch Gallery, the rather lengthy…

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Yamaha XS650 Custom by Thrive Motorcycle

Ben Branch March 18, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Indonesian
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Yamaha XS650 is a remarkably versatile motorcycle, we’ve seen them customised into cafe racers, flat trackers, choppers, bobbers, scramblers and just about anything…

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Vintage Patent Application Posters

Ben Branch March 15, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Engineering

There’s something genuinely magical about patent applications, it’s stunning when you think that the overwhelming majority of world-altering inventions were first proposed in this…

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Iron Lung Harley by Icon

Ben Branch March 13, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Whenever we feature a custom Harley I always end up in a feedback loop, extolling my opinion that the design department at Harley-Davidson needs…

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Ejector Seat Man Chair

Ben Branch March 13, 2014
  • Art
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Home
  • Luxury

There are few things more Bond-villainy than a properly intimidating chair, and this one has all the hallmarks of a classic. Made from an…

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A Bright Green 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta

Ben Branch March 12, 2014
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Retro

The De Tomaso Mangusta is said to have been named “Mangusta” (meaning “Mongoose”) after a deal fell through with Carroll Shelby to build the…

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Mondial Motorcycle Lamp

Ben Branch March 12, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Art
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  • Home
  • Retro

This cleverly constructed lamp is made from the left-side crankcase of a 1954 Mondial Sport 160, the right camshaft from a 1971 Alfa Romeo…

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The Musket Royal Enfield V-Twin

Ben Branch March 11, 2014
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Musket is the motorcycle that Royal Enfield should be building – or at very least the engine that they should have used in…

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R2 Arkiv Field Pack

Ben Branch March 11, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Bags
  • Design
  • Gear

The R2 Arkiv Field Pack is a military-style rucksack created to be extendible by way of additional elements that can be attached to its exterior….

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