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Airborne Harley-Davidson WLA

Ben Branch May 17, 2011
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Jumping a 562lb hard-tail Harley WLA whilst wearing a gas mask and a flimsy tin helmet automatically elevates anyone to hall-of-famer status in my World-view.

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1925 Auto Races – Laurel, Maryland

Ben Branch May 3, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Imagine a 1⅛-mile NASCAR track made entirely from wooden planks. It sounds insane but it’s how motor racing got started in the US. This…

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Machine Gun Motorcycle

Ben Branch April 30, 2011
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

In the days before optional ABS and wuss-o-rama-heated-grips they had optional sidecar mounted machine guns. The old days kick ass. I can’t help but…

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The Coolest Woman Ever

Ben Branch April 22, 2011
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

We’ve hunted around for the story behind this image to no avail. She is clearly drifting a heavy bike across dirt with one hand…

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Board Track Racing Car #5

Ben Branch April 14, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Building a motor racing stadium out of a highly flammable material, strapping on a leather helmet, climbing into a vehicle with no discernible braking…

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The Lion, The Man and The Silodrome

Ben Branch April 12, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The first thing you notice is the lion. The second thing you notice is that they’re sideways and the third thing you notice is…

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The $275,000 Ferrari Book

Ben Branch March 31, 2011
  • Art
  • Italian
  • Photography
  • Racing

Yes you read that right, book, not car. This diamond encrusted book is called “The Official Ferrari Opus” and it comes in at more than…

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Burt Munro at Home

Ben Branch March 29, 2011
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This photograph was taken in Burt Munro’s garage in 1970, in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand. Burt’s under 1000cc world record, which he…

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Lady on a BMW Motorcycle

Ben Branch March 24, 2011
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

They say a picture speaks a thousand words, this is certainly the case with this vintage photo. We don’t know where this picture originates…

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