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New Officially Licensed “On Any Sunday” T-Shirt Collection By We Went Fast

Ben Branch May 27, 2021
On Any Sunday T-Shirts
  • American
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This is a new collection of tees by the team over at We Went Fast, they’re all officially licensed by Bruce Brown films, and…

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Vintage FBI Training Film: Examination Of Stolen Cars

Ben Branch May 23, 2021
Vintage FBI Training Film Examination Of Stolen Cars Film Collage
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is an official FBI training film from the 1970s about how to examine stolen cars for evidence – I know that may sound…

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Full Film: The Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Documentary

Ben Branch May 16, 2021
Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Collage Documentary
  • British
  • Films
  • Planes

This is a vintage documentary about one of the most important aircraft of WWII and arguably one of the most important of the 20th…

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Full Film: Master Hands – A Detailed Look At Chevrolet Manufacturing In Pre-WWII America

Ben Branch May 9, 2021
Master Hands Chevrolet Film 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films

This is the first 4K resolution scan of Master Hands, a film described as a classic capitalist realist drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolet automobiles…

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The Kawasaki Z1 900 – The King of Motorcycles?

Ben Branch May 2, 2021
Kawasaki Z1
  • Films
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

Kawasaki Z1 900 | The King of Motorcycles is the latest film from the team at Brightside Media, as the title suggests this 8…

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Original Helmet From Steve McQueen’s “Le Mans” Film

Ben Branch April 29, 2021
Steve McQueen Le Mans Film Helmet Hero
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Helmets

Few motorsport films have been as enduringly popular as Steve McQueen’s epic 1971 cinematic effort Le Mans. The movie was partly filmed during the actual…

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WWII U.S. Army Air Forces Survival Training Film: Land and Live in the Desert

Ben Branch April 25, 2021
Land and Live in the Desert 2
  • American
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

This is a training film from World War II for aircrews who might find themselves flying over desert environments, particularly the Sahara of North…

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Not Just A Number – A Documentary About The History Of The Lotus + Caterham 7

Ben Branch April 11, 2021
Lotus 7
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

Not Just A Number is a documentary about one of the most enduring car designs in history, the Lotus 7, still in production now…

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The Weekend Warriors: A Drag Racing Documentary

Ben Branch April 4, 2021
Drag racing flag starter from the late 1950s
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

This documentary gives a fascinating and detailed look into the highly competitive world of American drag racing in the 1960s. The film covers the…

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Full Film: The Riddle of the Stinson – 1987

Ben Branch March 28, 2021
The Riddle of the Stinson
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Planes

The Riddle of the Stinson is a dramatic retelling of the story of the 1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash at Lamington in Queensland…

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Watch The 1969 East African Safari Rally

Ben Branch March 21, 2021
East African Safari Rally 1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The East African Safari Rally was run from 1953 until 2019 under a variety of names, interestingly for the first 19 years of the…

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Tour The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing With Don Garlits

Ben Branch March 14, 2021
Don Garlits
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

Editor’s Note: The original film we posted here has been removed from YouTube, we’ve replaced it with this collection of highlights from his racing…

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