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First Time Out – The Cosworth DFV Makes Its First Appearance

Ben Branch March 27, 2019
Lotus 49 Jim Clark Dutch Grand Prix 1967
  • Films
  • Formula 1

First Time Out is a short film from 1967 showing an early performance of the Ford Cosworth DFV engine, an engine that would go…

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Riding the Film – Video: How Engine Oil Lubricates Your Engine

Ben Branch March 24, 2019
Riding The Film
  • Engineering
  • Films

Editor’s Note: This film starts with 2 minutes of skiing and ice skating footage, stick with it and it’ll all make sense in the…

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Behind The Wheel Episode 1: Will the Corvair Kill You?

Ben Branch March 17, 2019
Will The Corvair Kill You
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is episode one of Hargety’s Behind the Wheel series, it focusses on one of the great automotive controversies of the 1960s – will…

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Watch The 1984 Widowmaker Hill Climb

Ben Branch March 10, 2019
Widowmaker Hill Climb
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

Editor’s Note: This film was transcoded from VHS so it’s not perfect, there are also a couple of black screen sections where I assume…

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Short Film: Watchmaker Breaks Down Swiss vs Japanese Made Watches

Ben Branch February 24, 2019
Watchmaker Breaks Down Swiss vs Japanese Made Watches
  • Films
  • Watches

This short film by the team at Wired gives a remarkably detailed look at the disassembly process of two automatic mechanical watches, one by…

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Torque – Road-Testing the 1974 Holden LH Torana with Peter Wherrett

Ben Branch February 13, 2019
Holden Torana LH Brochure
  • Australian
  • Films

The television show Torque was an Australian institution, watched religiously by petrolheads in the country throughout the 1970s. The show was presented by Peter…

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Documentary: The Red Grifo – A Must-Watch Film

Ben Branch February 10, 2019
The Red Grifo Film
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Red Grifo is a remarkable 20 minute long documentary about the incredibly rare and much-loved Iso Grifo, an Italian sports GT car that…

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Documentary: Go Grandriders – 17 Riders Aged 80+ On A 1,178km Road Trip

Ben Branch February 8, 2019
Go Grandriders Movie Poster
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Go Grandriders is a documentary that follows a group of larger-than-life motorcyclists in their 80s as they ride around the island of Taiwan, covering…

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De-Classified CIA Training Film: Car Surveillance

Ben Branch February 3, 2019
De-Classified CIA Training Film Car Surveillance
  • American
  • Films

This formerly classified CIA training film covers techniques used to surveil cars using multiple vehicle-based teams communicating by radio. The quality of the film’s…

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On Any Sunday Cap by Iron & Resin

Ben Branch February 1, 2019
On Any Sunday Cap
  • American
  • Films
  • Gear

This On Any Sunday cap by Iron & Resin is a celebration of the work of documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown, the man behind Slippery…

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Full-Length Feature: Handcrafted – A Custom Motorcycle Film

Ben Branch January 27, 2019
Handcrafted - A Custom Motorcycle Film 7
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Films

This film runs at almost an hour in length, and it includes interviews and insights with many of the leading lights of the Australian…

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Dynamics Of A Crash – A 1970s Film About Crash Testing

Ben Branch January 20, 2019
Dynamics Of A Crash
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

Dynamics Of A Crash is a ’70s film from Chrysler Corporation about car crashes and passenger safety, all cars were fitted with seatbelts in…

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