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The First Baja 1000: 27 Hours to La Paz

Ben Branch January 4, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

27 Hours to La Paz is a documentary about the first Baja 1000 (at the time called the NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally). It’s an…

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Avro Lancaster Cutaway Wallpaper

Ben Branch January 4, 2015
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Military
  • Planes
  • Vintage

The Avro Lancaster is a heavy bomber developed by the British during the Second World War and built in very large numbers – 7,377…

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Ex-Steve McQueen Harley-Davidson X8E

Ben Branch January 3, 2015
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This Ex-Steve McQueen Harley-Davidson X8E is still wearing a slightly bush-league paint job which is rumoured to have been the work of a drunk McQueen…

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Datsun 240Z V8

Ben Branch January 2, 2015
  • Cars
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Vintage

The Datsun 240Z was an exceedingly important car for Datsun, the automaker saw the need for a halo-car that would help shift the brand’s…

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1912 Indian Board Track Racer

Ben Branch January 1, 2015
  • American
  • Board Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This 1912 Indian Board Track Racer is one of the few remaining unrestored originals, it was discovered in the ’70s and disassembled by the…

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Top 14 Cars Of 2014

Ben Branch December 31, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

2014 has been an extraordinary time for classic cars, a slew of new records were set for cars at auction and the market for…

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No Margin For Error

Ben Branch December 28, 2014
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Vintage

No Margin For Error is a 10 minute mini-documentary covering the 1957 Pikes Peak Race, it was produced by Socony Mobil as a promotional…

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Otto Lamp by Urban Light Factory

Ben Branch December 15, 2014
  • Art
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Home
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This is the Otto Lamp by Urban Light Factory, a small German company that specialises in rescuing vintage car and motorcycle parts and turning…

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Turbo: Made To Measure

Ben Branch December 14, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Turbo: Made To Measure is a film covering the development of the turbocharged Ford TEC V6 engine that was used in the mid-80s Haas…

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Sunbeam Tiger

Ben Branch December 10, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Sunbeam Tiger is a classic British roadster with a fascinating history, it was the brainchild of Formula 1 legend Jack Brabham and none…

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Lamborghini Countach LP400S

Ben Branch December 5, 2014
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Lamborghini Countach LP400S represented the first notable tweak of the Countach since its initial introduction in 1971, the LP400S introduced a number of…

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An Original Austin-Healey 100S

Ben Branch December 2, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Austin-Healey 100S was a sports model personally developed by Donald Healey with an aluminium body, no soft top, a perspex windscreen, no overdrive…

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