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Max Hazan by Cinema Mercantile

Ben Branch November 24, 2013
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Max Hazan is one of those quiet talents that occupies an out-of-the-way workshop and produces some genuinely extraordinary motorcycles. The filmmaking team at Cinema…

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The World’s First Two Wheeled Motorcycle Burnout

Ben Branch November 19, 2013
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

We have a deep and abiding love of engineering here at Silodrome, so when Gregor Halenda contacted me and mentioned that he and a…

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1982 United States Grand Prix West – Full Race

Ben Branch November 17, 2013
  • American
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 1982 United States Grand Prix West was commonly known as the “Long Beach Grand Prix”, the race was held on the city streets…

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Why I Ride – Episode 1

Ben Branch November 13, 2013
  • American
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Why I Ride is a new series that’ll be released in relatively short 4 – 5 minute episodes online, this is the first episode…

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Ingenuity In Action – 1959 NHRA Hot Rod Film

Ben Branch November 10, 2013
  • American
  • Cars
  • Drag Racing
  • Films
  • Vintage

Ingenuity In Action is a 1959 film about drag racing that was produced by Hot Rod Magazine – a publication that’s still in print…

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The Original Blade Runner Sketchbook – Featuring The Art Of Syd Mead

Ben Branch November 8, 2013
  • Art
  • Books
  • Design
  • Films
  • Retro

The original Blade Runner Sketchbook is a fascinating look into the minds of the people responsible for the film that would go onto become…

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A Study in Steel – Circa 1935

Ben Branch October 27, 2013
  • British
  • Films
  • Rare
  • Steam
  • Vintage

“No. 6207 A Study in Steel” is a 1935 documentary about the processes required to build a steam engine, it starts with bare sheet…

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Roasted: A Coffee Documentary

Ben Branch October 20, 2013
  • American
  • Coffee
  • Films

Roasted: A Coffee Documentary is a 25 minute long documentary about Chuck Patton and his company, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters. It’s a fantastic personal insight…

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1990 Monaco Grand Prix

Ben Branch October 13, 2013
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Wallpapers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1L8d43dFHY The 1990 Monaco Grand Prix was a dramatic affair, the young French newcomer Jean Alesi was setting a remarkably quick pace and Ayrton Senna…

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1983 Daytona 200

Ben Branch October 6, 2013
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 1983 Daytona 200 was supposed to be the last Daytona outing for “King” Kenny Roberts, he’d been talking about maybe retiring and many…

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2013 FIA GT Series – Belgium – Full Race

Ben Branch September 29, 2013
  • Films
  • Racing

The 2013 FIA GT Series is a wonderful thing to watch, it’s a racing series that contains the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, the Audi R8 LMS ultra, the Lamborghini…

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One Man’s Dream – The Britten Bike Story

Ben Branch September 22, 2013
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

“One Man’s Dream – The Britten Bike Story” is a documentary film that was made in the mid-1990s about one of the world’s most…

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