Watch Live & Free: The 2018 Le Mans Classic
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with the official 2018 Le Mans Classic film above. The Le Mans Classic Every two years the Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the 24 Hours of Le…
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1971 BMW 2002 Tii-Specification Group 2 – A French-Built Racer
This BMW 2002 Tii-Specification Groupe 2 was built at the dawn of the ’80s by two legends of French motorsport – Sport Garage G.Benoit and Danielson. Sport Garage G.Benoit of Villefranche-sur-Saone in France were perhaps…
Never Seen One Before: 1966 Sovam 1100VS
Sovam – SOciété des Véhicules André Morin Sovam, short for SOciété des Véhicules André Morin, is a French company best known for making airport utility vehicles and delivery trucks – but in the 1960s they delved…
Original Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 5 Kilometre Marker – Circa 1930
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s most famous endurance race, it’s held at the Circuit de la Sarthe just outside the town of Le Mans in north west France. The race has…
An Original Concorde Attitude Display Indicator
This is an original Concorde attitude display indicator, oftentimes referred to as an artificial horizon. As with many aircraft, the attitude display indicator on the Concorde was positioned front and center for both the captain…
Limited Edition Michel Monteange Print – Refueling at the 33rd Bol d’Or – 1969
This famous photograph by Michel Monteange shows the pit crew of the Gauthier and Schaller team at the 1969 Bol d’Or endurance motorcycle race held at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry just outside of Paris. The…
Age of Glory Victory Leather Motorcycle Gloves
The new Age of Glory Victory Leather Motorcycle Gloves are designed to evoke the styling of the motocross gear worn by the legends of the sport in the 1970s. Each pair is made from leather,…
Blitz BMX Motorcycle Gloves
The new Blitz BMX Motorcycle Gloves have been designed to evoke the styling of the gloves worn by BMX racers in the 1980s – specifically the iconic JT Racing gloves. Many of us who were…
The Limited-Edition Helstons Bombardier Thunder Sheepskin Jacket
The Helstons Bombardier Thunder Sheepskin Jacket is a modern take on the iconic sheepskin bomber jacket – a vitally important piece of clothing (and safety gear) for pilots from the dawn of flight, right through…
A French Retro-Futuristic Icon: The Renault Alpine GTA V6
The Renault Alpine GTA V6 was the successor to the Alpine A310, both cars share similar retro-futuristic 1980s styling, with lightweight fiberglass bodies mounted on a tubular steel backbone chassis. A Brief History of the…
1 of 36 Ever Made: 1958 Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon
The Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon was introduced in 1958, it was fitted with the most powerful engine ever offered by the French automaker up until that time – a 325 hp “Dual Quad” 354 cubic…
36 Litre Hispano-Suiza V12 Powered Hydroplane
The idea of taking an aircraft engine capable of over 1000 hp and bolting it into the front of a hydroplane is clearly insane. But in the interwar years in Europe, the battles taking place…