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Vintage Baja

Ben Branch July 8, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Off Road
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This footage is from the early ’80s and despite the fact that there’s no sound, the images tell a tale of dust, dirt, gasoline and sunburn. In other words, a perfect weekend.

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Yamaha SR500 by Custom House Stinky

Ben Branch July 7, 2012
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This custom Yamaha SR500 is one of my favourite recent builds from Stinky, they’ve gone to a lot of trouble here to give the bike…

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The Waco YMF-5D Biplane

Ben Branch July 4, 2012
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Planes
  • Retro
  • Vintage

Waco Aircraft are one of those companies that just keeps on, keeping on. Originally founded in 1919 the company built some of the most…

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Steam Powered

Ben Branch July 4, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Photography
  • Steam
  • Vintage

This remarkably sharp image is a great indicator of just how much steam power was used in the pre-gasoline/diesel era, makes me a little nostalgic for a time long before my time.

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1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III Convertible

Ben Branch July 3, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Style
  • Vintage

The 1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III Convertible is one of those cars that I can’t help but love, it’s widely regarded as the largest unibody car ever made and at 229 inches (5,817 mm) long and 80.1 inches (2,035 mm) wide, it’s hard to imagine anyone making anything bigger (other than a Lexington class aircraft carrier).

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Genevra Delphine Mudge

Ben Branch July 3, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Genevra Delphine Mudge is widely considered to be the first ever female racing driver having started her career all the way back in 1899.

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Cortadito Cafe Racer

Ben Branch July 2, 2012
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The story behind the Cortadito Cafe Racer is one of those happy coincidences, it was a story that fell into my lap and along with the discovery of a great little cafe racer was the discovery of a great new Miami bike builder for us to keep an eye on.

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Gilera 150 Sport

Ben Branch June 30, 2012
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Gilera 150 Sport is one of those old motorcycles that acts like a persistent testament to what designers can accomplish if left alone and not subjected to focus-groups.

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Harley-Davidson Doll

Ben Branch June 29, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Well there’s a lot to be said about vintage motorcycle photography. You’ll be hard pressed to find any pictures taken post-1970 that are as tasteful as this.

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1929 Kissel White Eagle

Ben Branch June 27, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Kissel Motor Co. was founded in 1905 in Wisconsin and specialised in luxury automobiles like the White Eagle you see pictured here.

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1954 Ariel Square Four

Ben Branch June 25, 2012
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Ariel Square Four has one of the most handsome engines ever fitted to a motorcycle, it’s an air-cooled 4-cylinder unit with the pistons arranged into a square with 2 crankshafts geared to each other.

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1965 Targa Florio – Mountain Legend

Ben Branch June 24, 2012
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Vintage

It’s great to stumble across old movies like this, the title of the film is “Mountain Legend” and it’s an old Castol film covering the 1965 Targa Florio.

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