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God Speed You! Black Emperor

Ben Branch June 4, 2015
  • Films
  • Japanese
  • Vintage

God Speed You! Black Emperor is a Japanese documentary from 1976, it follows the life and times of the Black Emperor motorcycle gang and…

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Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R

Ben Branch June 2, 2015
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The first Nissan Skyline GT-R made its appearance in 1969 as a four-door sedan fitted with a 2 litre S20 inline 6 cylinder engine…

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Evel Knievel Wide World Of Sport Special

Ben Branch May 31, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Evel Knievel Wide World Of Sport Special is a documentary style film covering the life and times of one of America’s greatest stuntmen….

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Jensen Interceptor III

Ben Branch May 30, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Vintage

The Jensen Interceptor is a great example of what happens when you get the Italians, Brits and Americans in a room in the late-60s to collaborate…

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The Last New York Checker Taxi

Ben Branch May 29, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Vintage

With an estimated value of between $10,000 and $15,000 USD, this last-of-the-breed New York City Checker Taxi might just be the best value motor…

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Original Pininfarina Blueprints

Ben Branch May 29, 2015
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

Pininfarina is arguably the most famous automotive design house in the world, they’re responsible for many of the most beautiful cars ever produced, including…

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Auburn Twelve Salon Speedster

Ben Branch May 26, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Style
  • Vintage

The V12 version of the Auburn Twelve Salon Speedster is one of the rarest and (I think) most beautiful pre-WWII American cars ever made….

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Graham Hill Describes A Lap Of Monaco

Ben Branch May 24, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Vintage

At the time of writing we’re a few hours away from the start of the 2015 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix – a race…

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AC Ace

Ben Branch May 23, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Vintage

The AC Ace is a car that you may never have heard of, but might recognise nonetheless. It’s the car that would form the…

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Matchless-Vickers Military Motorcycle

Ben Branch May 22, 2015
  • British
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The idea of taking a motorcycle and attaching a machine gun to it seems to have occurred to someone very shortly after the motorcycle…

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1968 De Tomaso Mangusta

Ben Branch May 21, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

Alejandro de Tomaso was a popular Argentinian racing driver who moved to Italy as a young man, allegedly to escape prosecution in his home…

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Range Rover Classic Wallpaper

Ben Branch May 21, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Vintage

The original Range Rover arrived on the scene in 1970 and quickly established the then-new genre of the luxury SUV. The design of the…

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