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The Keating Wheel Company

Ben Branch April 13, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

“The Keating Wheel Company” is a short film by Lucent Productions about the life and times of Brian Keating and his company of the…

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Harley-Davidson Drag Racer

Ben Branch April 11, 2014
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Drag Racing
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Every now and then a bike comes along that I find strangely appealing, often I can’t quite put my finger on why I like…

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Kawasaki Z1

Ben Branch April 9, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Kawasaki
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Kawasaki Z1 is an extraordinary machine that very nearly never made it into production, Kawasaki was famous for their fire-breathing 2-strokes in the…

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Martin Brundle’s Eagle E-Type

Ben Branch April 3, 2014
  • British
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Formula 1
  • Jaguar
  • Vintage

For those of you who watch Formula 1, Martin Brundle needs no introduction. The former Formula 1 driver is now the lead commentator on…

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1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Daytona

Ben Branch April 2, 2014
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Le Mans
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 ‘Daytona’ is one of the more iconic of the late-60s endurance racers, it was built to compete at…

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Gemini and Apollo Hasselblad Positives

Ben Branch April 2, 2014
  • American
  • NASA
  • Photography
  • Vintage

This collection of over 400 Gemini and Apollo Hasselblad Positives offer a remarkable and disarming look at life in space during the most important…

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1968 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada Alloy

Ben Branch March 31, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The story of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT reads like a political thriller set in ancient Rome – there was intrigue, deception, political posturing and…

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1971 Indianapolis 500

Ben Branch March 30, 2014
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 1971 Indianapolis 500 had what is almost certainly the most unexpected and startling beginning of any race in American history. I won’t go…

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1958 Riva Tritone “Via”

Ben Branch March 24, 2014
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Tritone is a mahogany runabout that first entered production in 1950 by Riva, a company that had been founded 104 years earlier in…

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The 1959 Alpine Rally

Ben Branch March 23, 2014
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Vintage

The Alpine Rally was run between 1932 and 1971 and occupied a hallowed place on the international motorsport calendar alongside races like the Targa…

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Reading Company’s Crusader Streamliner

Ben Branch March 23, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Vintage

The Reading Company’s Crusader Streamliner represents both the pinnacle and the end of steam-powered passenger trains in the United States and much of the…

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Cosmonaut Survival Machete

Ben Branch March 20, 2014
  • Space
  • Tools
  • Vintage

It isn’t every day you get the chance to buy an original Soviet Cosmonaut Survival Machete but I’m here to tell you that today…

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