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1974 Porsche 3.0 Carrera RSR

Ben Branch March 3, 2014
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Racing

  The Porsche 3.0 Carrera RSR is a car that dominated international GT racing in 1974 and 1975, it blew the competition out of…

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Car Crash: The DeLorean Story

Ben Branch March 2, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Vintage

The story of John DeLorean and his now infamous DeLorean Motor Corporation seems almost too Hollywood scripted to be even remotely plausible. The youngest…

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Icon 1000 Rouser Jeans

Ben Branch February 28, 2014
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Style

Motorcycle jeans have long been a bit of a compromise, they usually feature heavy gauge denim with Kevlar® panels stitched into the knees and…

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1963 Shelby 289 Cobra

Ben Branch February 26, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Muscle Cars
  • Shelby
  • Vintage

  This 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra is a pristine example of the earlier Cobras, the car you see here was just the 23rd one…

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The Ultima GTR

Ben Branch February 25, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Kit Cars

  The Ultima GTR is the automotive equivalent of raw, uncut heroin. It’s offered by the factory as either a turn-key supercar or as a…

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The Lotus C-01 Motorcycle

Ben Branch February 21, 2014
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury

  The Lotus C-01 motorcycle is a new design from Daniel Simon, the man responsible for unique automotive designs for companies from Seat, to…

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Longines Telemeter Chronograph

Ben Branch February 20, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Military
  • Style
  • Watches

  The classic telemeter chronograph wristwatch isn’t quite as common now as it used to be, for the uninitiated the red dial on the…

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Jaguar F1 Cufflinks

Ben Branch February 18, 2014
  • Accessories
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Parts
  • Style

  These matching cufflinks have been crafted from twin bolts used to retain the crank within the engine block on an original Formula 1 car…

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Ipothesys by Filippo Barbacane

Ben Branch February 17, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

The motorcycle you see here is called “Ipothesys”, it’s officially labelled “Prototypo 1” and it’s the first in a limited edition of bikes that…

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Millennium Falcon Owner’s Workshop Manual

Ben Branch February 17, 2014
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  • Space

With the recent news that the upcoming Star Wars film is going to feature appearances from Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and possibly…

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Niki Lauda Explains Formula 1 – 1985

Ben Branch February 16, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

  This film, titled Niki Lauda Explains Formula 1, is a 1985 documentary that explains the F1 cars and technologies of the era. It’s a…

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#14 Airship by Alberto Santos-Dumont

Ben Branch February 16, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Planes
  • Steampunk
  • Vintage

  The #14 Hybrid Airship by Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first recorded attempt at combining a fixed wing aircraft with an airship, the above image…

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