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Aston Martin DB7/DB4 Zagato

Ben Branch May 22, 2012
  • British
  • Cars
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This is a rather unique motorcar, it gives the first impression of being an early ’60s Zagato but it’s actually based on a DB7 Vantage from the late ’90s. Coachbuilders Evanta stripped the donor DB7 down to almost nothing…

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Ducati Flash Back Endurance by Mr Martini

Ben Branch May 21, 2012
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
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  • Retro

The Ducati Flash Back Endurance is instantly recognisable as a Mr Martini custom, the balance between state-of-the-art technology and style is a hallmark of Nicola Martini’s garage.

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Kyrano C6 Kevlar Motorcycle Jeans

Ben Branch May 18, 2012
  • British
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles
  • Style

I’ve been wearing a pair of Kyrano C6 jeans for the past few weeks on and off, I wanted to get a feel for them and see how they’d perform after they’d been worn in.

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Hacker-Craft Racer

Ben Branch May 17, 2012
  • American
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John Hacker spent 6 decades designing some of the most beautiful mahogany speed boats the world has ever seen, he invented the now ubiquitous “V”-hull design and he built the floating biplane for the Wright brothers after the turn of the 20th Century.

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Carroll Shelby

Ben Branch May 12, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Racing
  • Style
  • Vintage

I don’t think I’m a celebrity. I’m just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes.

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1976 Lancia Stratos ‘Stradale’

Ben Branch May 11, 2012
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Retro

The Lancia Stratos Stradale is quite easily one of the most famous cars of the last century. The first Lancia Stratos HF prototype was shown at the 1971 Turin Motor Show with the design being clearly based on the captivating Stratos Zero concept car from the previous year’s show.

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Yamaha RD400 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch May 8, 2012
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

Cafe Racer TV approached both Lossa Engineering and Garage Company before filming season 2 and asked the well-known custom bike builders to collaborate on…

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Kyrgyz by Kraus Motor Co.

Ben Branch May 5, 2012
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Kyrgyz by the The Kraus Motor Co. is the kind of motorcycle I’d love to see the US chopper scene producing a lot more of, it’s a fascinating combination of modern and vintage technology with serious emphasis placed on engineering.

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Nimbus Bobber

Ben Branch April 28, 2012
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This modified 1950 Nimbus Bobber is the brainchild of Kim Scholer, a Danish man who says he chose the 22hp inline 4 due to the fact that it isn’t fast enough to get him into trouble. It’s hard to place the Nimbus into any particular category…

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Volkswagen Kommandeurwagen

Ben Branch April 26, 2012
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Military
  • Retro
  • Vintage

It isn’t widely known that there was a 4×4 Beetle produced in Germany during the second world war, the car was dubbed the “Volkswagen Kommandeurwagen” as it was primarily designed for use by the Wehrmacht.

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Steampunk Monorail

Ben Branch April 23, 2012
  • Engineering
  • Photography
  • Steampunk
  • Vintage

I stumbled across this picture months ago and haven’t been able to dig any more information up on it, it appears to be the most steampunktastic inverted monorail I’ve ever seen.

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1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder

Ben Branch April 19, 2012
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Le Mans
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder is considered by many racing historians to be the most powerful race car to have every turned a wheel on asphalt.

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