Following on yesterday’s feature about James Hunt I felt it might be good to do a feature on Hunt’s great friendship with Barry Sheene, this documentary called “When Playboys Ruled the World” is a great little film about the two men and their life throughout the 70’s.
James Hunt is one of the most loved Formula 1 drivers of all time, his classic British eccentricity, his playboy lifestyle and his astonishing talent on the race track have earned him a place very close to the heart of any motor racing fan.
The Dynasphere was a unique attempt at rethinking the still relatively new concept of personal, motorised transport. And it was insane.
North by Northwest is one of my favourite films of all time. It has it all, Cary Grant, a pretty woman, baddies, trains, planes, cars and intrigue.
The Blonde Comet is a 1941 film starring Virginia Vale and William Halligan, it follows the story of Beverly Blake (Virginia Vale), the daughter of a wealthy tire manufacturer.
This 30 second ad spot is a retro creation showcasing their XV920 custom that lit up the moto-tubes last year.
Anyone who grew up in the ’60s, ’70s or ’80s and says they didn’t want to be just like Fonzi is either a liar, a miscreant or a woman. All these years later the “Fonzie Touch” is a still a popular term, used to describe the habit of hitting electrical equipment in order to make it work.
Easy Rider is one of those films that defined a genre, it was released in 1969 and many people don’t know that it was actually written Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern.
https://youtu.be/hBkKtXs06zg?t=9 This film, named ‘Kid Auto Race‘, set a couple of significant milestones in cinema history. It was the first time the world ever…
In a country with so many phenomenal motorcycles built right around the corner it’s a testament to the British motorcycle industry of old that even 40 or 50 years after being built these…
Deus Ex Machina has a Bali base of operations that is a valhalla for people who’s perfect life Venn diagram consists of sun, motorcycles and the sea.
This innovate biker chase from the film Run Angel Run is almost a quintessential example of late-60’s early-70’s cinema.
