Full Throttle – The Life of Tim Birkin offers a look back at the life of racing driver Tim Birkin, a man who should be far better known than he is outside of vintage racing circles.
Tim Birkin’s life was a fascinating if somewhat tragic story, he was one of the era’s most prominent racing drivers, taking wins at Le Mans, setting the Brooklands Outer Circuit lap record to 137.96 mph, and developing the now legendary “Blower Bentleys” despite the initial protestations of W. O. Bentley.
Birkin would die a young man from injuries sustained whilst racing, a burnt arm led to an infection that killed him at just 36 years old.
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The new-for-2019 Norton Atlas Ranger is the latest addition to the line-up from the storied British motorcycle manufacturer that was rescued by Stuart Garner in 2008, and has gone from strength to strength since. To cut to the chase for those of you who don’t have time for a full read – the Norton Atlas Ranger…
South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa is a short film that tells the story of Jethro Bronner’s journey across the length of Africa and Europe as he drove his Alfa Romeo step-nose from The Dargle South Africa, to Dargle in Ireland. Jethro is an Alfaholic whose lifelong ambition was to get his own…
There can be little doubt that this is the best camper van for sale in the world right now, there are better equipped campers out there of course, but you can’t beat this one for kerb appeal. This is the only Thunderbird 2 van that was ever built, it’s in fantastic condition throughout and thanks…
This short film by the team at Wired gives a remarkably detailed look at the disassembly process of two automatic mechanical watches, one by a Japanese manufacturer and one by a Swiss manufacturer. The film is hosted by appropriately named professional watchmaker Ryan Jewell, he does an excellent job of explaining how the watches work,…
This feature documentary titled Trip Through The River Rouge Plant offers a fascinating insight into the world famous Ford factory in Dearborn, Michigan. At the time of its construction the River Rouge Plant was the single largest factory in the world, it was intended for automobile production however the first vehicles produced there were actually Eagle-class…
Isle of Man TT is a feature film by Studio Kippenberger, the world renowned team of filmmakers headed up by Christopher Kippenberger. It’s notoriously difficult to capture the essence of the world’s most famous motorcycle race held annually on the Isle of Man – a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea that’s roughly…
