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Documentary: Growing Old Disgracefully – A Film About Motorcycles And Families

Ben Branch January 24, 2021
Documentary Film Growing Old Disgracefully 5
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Growing Old Disgracefully is an Australian documentary film about motorcycles and families, and how relationships change over time. Most people outside of Australia will…

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Silodrome’s Top 20 Motorcycles Of 2020

Ben Branch January 23, 2021
Top 20 Motorcycles of 2020
  • Motorcycles

Editor’s Note: For the first time in Silodrome’s 10 year history we’re publishing the Top Cars list for a year in January of the…

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For Sale: 1995 Ferrari 412 T2 Formula 1 Monocoque – Ex-Gerhard Berger

Ben Branch January 23, 2021
Ferrari F1 412 T2
  • Cars
  • Formula 1

  This is the monocoque of a Ferrari 412 T2 Formula 1 car driven by Gerhard Berger in 1995. Modern Formula 1 cars all…

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The Famous Holman Moody Mustang Raced By Cristobal “Batman” Galjuf In South America

Ben Branch January 22, 2021
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  The Mustang you’re looking at here has South American DNA running through its veins, it was built at the Ford Motor Company’s factory in…

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Unimatic U1-FDN – An Italian-Made Automatic Mechanical Dive Watch – $775 USD

Ben Branch January 22, 2021
Unimatic U1-FDN
  • Gear
  • Watches

This is the new Unimatic U1-FDN, it’s an Italian-made automatic mechanical dive watch designed to match or surpass the specification of many far more…

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Twin-Engined 4×4 Desert Racing Prototype: Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti Bimotore 4×4 Wainer

Ben Branch January 21, 2021
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti Bimotore 4×4 Wainer
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is the 1974 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti Bimotore 4×4 Wainer, it was developed at Alfa Romeo as a potential desert racer for the…

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Louis Charles Motorcycle Gloves by Christophe Fenwick

Ben Branch January 21, 2021
Louis Charles Motorcycle Gloves
  • Gear
  • Gloves

  These are the Louis Charles motorcycle gloves by Christophe Fenwick, they were designed for winter use and developed in the style of the…

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A Rare 1985 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar – 1 of 200 Ever Made

Ben Branch January 20, 2021
BMW R 80 GS Paris-Dakar
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

  This is a rare 1985 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar, just 200 were built to this specification in celebration of BMW’s continued success at…

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The Chevrolet Corvette First Generation (C1) Buying Guide

Jon Branch January 20, 2021
Chevrolet Corvette C1 first generation
  • Buying Guides
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Inspiration For The Corvette – Blame the British? The people who, I think, were responsible for the inspiration of the Chevrolet Corvette, were…

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Station Wagon Sleeper: A 300 hp 5.5 Litre V8 Mercedes-Benz 560 TEL Estate Custom

Ben Branch January 19, 2021
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  This is one of the most discreet sleepers we’ve seen in recent memory, it was built by Hamburg-based coachbuilding outfit Caro International GmBH…

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Halley R-Lamp – Made From A Classic BMW R Series Motorcycle Headlight

Ben Branch January 19, 2021
Halley R-Lamp
  • BMW
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Home

  This is the new Halley R-Lamp, each is made by hand from a classic BMW R series motorcycle headlight, and each still carries…

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An Unusual Rally Racer: Land Rover Defender 90 Challenge Built By Bowler

Ben Branch January 18, 2021
Bowler Land Rover Defender 90 Challenge
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

  The Land Rover Defender is likely not the first vehicle you think of when you hear the term “rally car” but that’s exactly…

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