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1953 Bristol 403

Ben Branch September 21, 2013
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Style
  • Vintage

With an asking price of £54,500, this 1953 Bristol 403 isn’t the sort of thing that’ll be an impulse purchase for anyone this side of an oil-shiek or one of those rapper people I…

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BMW K 1600 GTL

Ben Branch September 19, 2013
  • BMW
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles

eBay Motors is giving away a brand new BMW K 1600 GTL, entering takes just a minute and is open to anyone in the USA – Click Here to get yourself in the running….

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McLaren P1 – iPhone & iPad Wallpaper

Ben Branch September 15, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Style

The McLaren P1 is rapidly beginning to look like one of those bellwether cars that causes a fundamental shift in automobile design, much like the Chrysler Airflow, the E-Type Jaguar, the Mini Cooper and…

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Bremont Victory

Ben Branch September 14, 2013
  • Boats
  • British
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
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  • Watches

The Bremont Victory is a wristwatch for men who appreciate history – specifically British Naval History. Any one who’s ever been to London has seen Nelson’s Column standing tall above Trafalgar Square – the…

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Sienna Wallet by Convoy Goods

Ben Branch September 13, 2013
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Style

The days of leather goods with hand-sewn seams are largely behind us, but every now and then we find a company still using the process to produce low-volume products for people who care about…

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1951 Jaguar XK120 3.8 Litre Competition Roadster

Ben Branch September 11, 2013
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

You might be forgiven for believing that we’ve gone slightly Jaguar-mad this month at Silodrome, we featured a D-Type and an E-Type last week and now we’ve gone and added this 1951 Jaguar XK120…

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Horween Leather Watch Straps by Worn & Wound

Ben Branch September 10, 2013
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Style
  • Watches

This is the all-new Horween watch strap by Worn & Wound out of Brooklyn, NY – We’ve featured the Worn & Wound NYC Nato strap in the past, as well as their watch roll,…

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Ferrari 275 GTB/C Berlinetta Competizione

Ben Branch September 9, 2013
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This is an extraordinarily rare 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti and before you fall hopelessly in love with it, I should warn you that it’s worth somewhere in the £2,500,000 to £3,000,000…

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Ottomilla 8M1 Sunglasses

Ben Branch September 7, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Style
  • Sunglasses

The Ottomilla 8M1 is a limited edition series of sunglasses that are each handmade in Italy, as it happens ‘Ottomilla’ is Italian for ‘8,000’ and that also happens to be the number of this…

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1971 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster

Ben Branch September 6, 2013
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury
  • Style
  • Vintage

The E-Type has been enjoying a phenomenal increase in value over the past 10 or so years, in the late-90s it was possible to pick up a decent example for new Honda Civic money…

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Jacky Ickx’s 1976 Formula 1 and Le Mans Helmet

Ben Branch September 6, 2013
  • Formula 1
  • Gear
  • Le Mans
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

It isn’t everyday that historical curiosities like this come up for public auction, and certainly not at a price that’s almost affordable for a serious collector. With an estimated value of £1,500 to £1,800 this…

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Driving Gloves by Autodromo

Ben Branch September 4, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Gloves
  • Luxury
  • Racing

A solid pair of driving gloves were an absolutely essential piece of equipment for men like Moss and Fangio, the cars of the era had no power-steering and the wooden steering wheels could leave…

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