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Bert Denley at the Isle of Man – Circa 1925

Ben Branch August 12, 2012
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This is old time racer Bert Denley at the 1925 Isle of Man TT, he’s sitting atop a fantastically grubby single cylinder Norton.

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Mr D. R. O’Donovan

Ben Branch August 10, 2012
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The early Norton motorcycles are amongst my favourite from both an aesthetic and engineering standpoints. The beautiful simplicity of the…

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Steve McQueen’s 1938 Triumph Speed Twin

Ben Branch August 9, 2012
  • American
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

It isn’t every day that a bike like this, Steve McQueen’s 1938 Triumph Speed Twin, comes up for auction. The Triumph was restored for McQueen…

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Wood-Rotax SJ676 Grand Prix Racer

Ben Branch August 8, 2012
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Wood-Rotax SJ676 Grand Prix Racer is easily one of the most beautiful racers I’ve seen in some time. It almost looks like an incredibly…

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The Sydney Forensic Photography Archive

Ben Branch August 8, 2012
  • Art
  • Australian
  • Photography
  • Style
  • Vintage

The Sydney Forensic Photography Archive contains some of the most captivating images of early 20th century life that you’ll find anywhere in the world….

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Ladies Beach Race

Ben Branch August 7, 2012
  • Art
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This is exactly the sort of motor sports event we need more of, although it might be a good idea to institute some sort of helmet rule as mid-50’s housewife headscarves generally don’t come with DOT certification.

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Monowheel Tank

Ben Branch August 6, 2012
  • Concept
  • Italian
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Okay so in the grand scheme of things this invention seems a little mad. It’s also incredibly cool and if it actually worked it’d…

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Buffalo Boat Races – Circa 1925

Ben Branch August 5, 2012
  • American
  • Boats
  • Films
  • Vintage

This fascinating footage of motorboat races in 1925 in Buffalo shows a wide variety of watercraft from the era including a spectacularly beautiful steam powered ship (about half way through).

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Steve McQueen On Set

Ben Branch August 5, 2012
  • American
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes
  • Vintage

This great shot of Steve McQueen on the British set of 1962′s The War Lover, it’s the story of a daring WWII bomber pilot with a death wish.

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1950 Aston Martin DB2 Coupe

Ben Branch August 4, 2012
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Le Mans
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Aston Martin DB2 Coupe was a highly successful racer in its day, this chassis was just the 13th (of 50) produced and as…

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Vintage Oil Can

Ben Branch August 4, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Vintage

This is one of those items that’d look fantastic on the desk in an office or study. Either that or in the garage on a prominent shelf.

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Chrysler Valiant Charger

Ben Branch August 4, 2012
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Chrysler Valiant Charger or just “The Charger” in Australia and New Zealand is a muscle car introduced in 1971 by Chrysler Australia.

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