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Polaris Slingshot

Ben Branch July 28, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that when the automobile was first invented, it had 3 wheels. Karl Benz called it the “Benz Patent Motorwagen” and…

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Henry Ford Transmission Patent Poster

Ben Branch July 27, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Home

Henry Ford’s influence on industry in American and around the world has been colossal, he’s most famous for his Model T but his work popularising the concept…

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Lancia Stratos HF Stradale by Bertone

Ben Branch July 23, 2014
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Lancia Stratos HF by Bertone is a car so ahead of its time that it almost seems like a Syd Mead illustration that…

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1974 BMW 2002 Turbo

Ben Branch July 21, 2014
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Vintage

The BMW 2002 Turbo is a wonderful example of what can occur when serendipity happens to a couple of Germans who happen to work…

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1992 Vector W8 Twin Turbo

Ben Branch July 17, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering

The Vector W8 Twin Turbo was first shown to the public in 1990, it totally electrified the global motoring press and provided the Americans…

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Benelli 750 Sei

Ben Branch July 16, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Benelli 750 Sei is one of the more interesting motorcycles developed during the 1970s – which is actually rather impressive considering just how…

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Red Bull F1 V10 Conrod Bolt Cufflinks

Ben Branch July 8, 2014
  • Clothing
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Racing

These beautifully detailed cufflinks are made from the heads of the bolts used on the connecting rod of the 915bhp Cosworth TJ V10, originally…

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Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

Ben Branch July 7, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of those hugely significant cars that’ll forever be remembered as one of the top 10 greatest vehicle designs of all time…

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Tucker 48

Ben Branch July 5, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Tucker 48 is a car that’ll forever live as an American legend, the extraordinary panache and guts shown by Preston Tucker in the…

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Death Star Owner’s Manual

Ben Branch July 1, 2014
  • American
  • Books
  • Engineering
  • Space

The Death Star Owner’s Manual is an essential book for any current or aspiring Death Star owner, it was written by global Star Wars…

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August and Fred Duesenberg – 1925

Ben Branch June 28, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Photography

August and Fred Duesenberg were two of the leading lights of the American automobile revolution, the men were self-taught engineers who started out building…

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Soviet Rocket Engine by Alexei M. Isayev

Ben Branch June 25, 2014
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Aleksei Mikhailovich Isaev was an icon within the Russian half of the Space Race, he was the man responsible for designing the first non-modular…

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