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James May’s Yamaha FS1-E

Ben Branch April 2, 2015
  • British
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Yamaha FS1-E is an icon of titanic proportions in Britain, the 49cc moped was legal for riders as young as 16 and it…

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Vincent Comet

Ben Branch March 27, 2015
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Vincent Comet was developed by Australian engineer Phil Irving in 1935 as a slightly lighter, smaller version of the British company’s far more…

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Stuart Lewis-Evans Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 26, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Stuart Lewis-Evans was an up and coming racing driver and good friend of the young Stirling Moss, this image was taken in September 1953…

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Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406

Ben Branch March 25, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • German
  • Vintage

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is known for many things, but perhaps its most extraordinary achievement is that it’s won the brutal Paris-Dakar Rally by accident…

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Ferrari 212 Export

Ben Branch March 24, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 212 Export was the successor to the hugely successful Ferrari 166, it went on to become an outright winner in many of…

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Documentary: Scrambling For It

Ben Branch March 22, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Scrambling For It is a late ’60s film about the popular and rapidly growing scramble races that were popping up around the country, the…

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BMW 3.0 CSi

Ben Branch March 20, 2015
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • German
  • Vintage

In 1968 BMW unveiled their New Six CS series, it was to be the leading light of their Neue Klasse (new class) and its…

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AC Cobra 289

Ben Branch March 14, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Carroll Shelby’s AC Cobra is the car that put him on the map as a builder of custom racing machines, he was already a…

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Vintage Motorcycle Hill Climb Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 14, 2015
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Ernest Hemingway once said “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” and as far as…

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Porsche 912

Ben Branch March 13, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Vintage

The Porsche 912 is a car that’s lived in the shadow of its larger brother, the 911, since before it was even available for…

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Ferrari 400 Superamerica

Ben Branch March 12, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 400 Superamerica was the luxurious follow-on model from the 410 Superamerica, as is often the case with Ferrari the 400 and 410…

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Maserati 200SI

Ben Branch March 7, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Maserati’s 200SI was a car developed with very large shoes to fill, it was to be the replacement for the popular and successful A6GC6,…

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