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Vintage Crashes – NASCAR Edition

Ben Branch April 21, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

  So far as vintage crashes go this one’s a doozy (to use period appropriate phraseology). Daytona International Speedway in early 1960 saw the single…

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Brunette on a Triumph

Ben Branch April 20, 2011
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Take a look at that chunktastic rear tire. Awesome. Ben BranchArticles that Ben has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road &…

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Sharknose Ferrari – Nürburgring – 1961

Ben Branch April 16, 2011
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Phil Hill in the Sharknose Ferrari 156 doing what he did best. Ben BranchArticles that Ben has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics,…

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No. 28 by The Gravel Crew

Ben Branch April 15, 2011
  • Flat Trackers
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

I’m a huge fan of the flat-tracker style of bike, the light-weight/high power-to-weight ratio appeals to me as does the lack of superfluous eye-candy….

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The 59 Club

Ben Branch April 14, 2011
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

  In 1959 the Church of England started a club for the young, rebellious and ostracised motorcycle community. It was dubbed The 59 Club…

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Board Track Racing Car #5

Ben Branch April 14, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Building a motor racing stadium out of a highly flammable material, strapping on a leather helmet, climbing into a vehicle with no discernible braking…

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The American Aston Martin

Ben Branch April 13, 2011
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

I had never seen an Aston Martin Bertone DB2/4 before this week, it turns out only 3 of them were ever made and this…

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The Lion, The Man and The Silodrome

Ben Branch April 12, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The first thing you notice is the lion. The second thing you notice is that they’re sideways and the third thing you notice is…

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Steve McQueen and the 450hp Dune Buggy

Ben Branch April 11, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This is the “Baja Boot”, a 450hp, 4×4 dune buggy built by Vic Hickey – one of GM’s top automotive engineers in the late 1960s….

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Fleeing Blonde on a Triumph

Ben Branch April 10, 2011
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

No idea on the backstory behind this image, if you know more about it please let us know via the Contact Us page. Ben…

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1957 Chevrolet Corvette Racer

Ben Branch April 9, 2011
  • American
  • Cars
  • Convertibles
  • Vintage

1957 was a great year in world history. The President of the USA was Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lennon and McCartney met in England for the…

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1974 Land Rover 109

Ben Branch April 9, 2011
  • British
  • Cars
  • Vintage

Land Rovers are amongst the best 4x4s in the world, the classic style and legendary off road capabilities have made this an almost timeless…

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