Sometimes when you discover something, you instantly wonder why it didn’t occur to you to invent it. For me, this was one such thing. Built by Kaufmann Mercantile this multi-function key chain has both a flat-head and cross-head screwdriver, a pry bar, a water-proof lighter and a pair of tweezers.
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The Arai XD-4 Africa Twin Helmet is a new addition to the Arai helmet range targeted squarely at Honda riders. The design of the XD-4 Africa Twin is both a little modern and a little retro/classic, so it’ll appeal to a wide range of motorcyclists, and the fact that Arai make helmets for both MotoGP and…
In 1959 the designers and engineers at Pontiac were tasked with building a competitor for the Ford Ranchero and Chevrolet El Camino – the only caveat was that they had to use as many General Motors production parts as possible to keep costs low. A thorough hunt through the current GM production parts catalogue later,…
Each True North Spin Coin is manually machined by hand from solid brass by members of the Lawson family, proprietors of the family-owned and operated J. L. Lawson & Co. in California. In many respects spin coins were the original fidget spinners, you keep one on your desk and spin it when you’re thinking or…
The Shelby Series 1 Personally, I think the Shelby Series 1 is a significantly underrated car. It was the only blank-slate road car ever built by Carroll and the storied American company, it has looks influenced by the Shelby Cobra and the Shelby Daytona Coupe, it’s fitted with a highly-tuned, all-alloy, double overhead cam L47 Aurora…
Aside from their bespoke handmade watches, my favorite thing about Bamford is the fact that they rustle the jimmies of snooty purists. At their core, Bamford is a horological blood-brother of tuning houses like BMW’s M Motorsport division and the Mercedes-Benz AMG team. Instead of cars Bamford takes wristwatches made by many of the best…
The Stutz Bearcat is viewed by some as America’s first supercar, this term could only be retroactively applied of course as it didn’t actually exist in 1911, and there are obviously a number of cars from the era that could lay a credible claim to being the first. Though some may raise their eyebrows at the…
