Ben Branch
February 3, 2012
The Graf Zeppelin was a hydrogen airship built by Germany over the years 1926, 1927 and 1928, the German’s had just finished building the USS Los Angeles Airship which had been given to the United States as war reparations, and now the they wanted one of their own.
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Ben Branch
February 1, 2012
Anzani was a bit of a hybrid between Leonardo Da Vinci and Howard Hughes. He had a deep and abiding love for engines and built everything from a fully functioning hydrofoil to a 20 cylinder 4 row radial aircraft engine in his day.
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Ben Branch
February 1, 2012
There’s something captivating about the photograph on the left, even though it’s a still image it still manages to somehow convey both a sense of speed and a sense of noise, even over 100 years later.
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Ben Branch
January 31, 2012
The Honda CB750 is a venerable beast and is very popular with the kind of motorcycle owners who are never quite finished customising their bike.
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Ben Branch
January 29, 2012
In a country with so many phenomenal motorcycles built right around the corner it’s a testament to the British motorcycle industry of old that even 40 or 50 years after being built these…
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Ben Branch
January 28, 2012
The remarkable looking Bisiluro Damolnar was created in 1955 by Carlo Mollino and Enrico Nardi their goal was to create an ultra-light, aerodynamic car to compete at Le Mans alongside the…
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Ben Branch
January 28, 2012
For some, the touchscreen will never replace the snick-snack of the old typewriters, up until now there really wasn’t much of a choice, if you wanted to use an iPad or modern computer, a touch screen or a plastic keyboard were your only options.
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Ben Branch
January 27, 2012
There’s something fantastic about seeing a woman carving her way through mud deep enough to swallow most men whole. The fact that she’s doing it on what appears to be a vintage 2-stroke only makes it all the better.
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Ben Branch
January 26, 2012
In 1985 stuntman Steve Matthews jumped a Ford Transit over 15 cars for charity, his prep work on the van before the jump involved nothing more than removing the glass and duct-taping the hood closed.
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Ben Branch
January 24, 2012
This 1970 Ducati 450 Desmo ‘Corsa’ is one of the phenomenal vintage motorcycles being offered up from the private collection of former Ducati factory test-rider and…
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Ben Branch
January 24, 2012
The B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress was notorious amongst the German Luftwaffe during the second world war, it’s ability to withstand staggering levels of damage and stay airborne still circulate over 70 years later.
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Ben Branch
January 23, 2012
This is an old photograph of an old roadside Ducati pitstop, I’m not sure what the race in question was but I do like the fact that he seems to have almost an entire spare bike sitting in his wooden cases.
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