Ben Branch
July 3, 2022
This film, titled “The Opposite of Death,” tells the inside story of one of the most unusual motorcycle companies in the world – the Curtiss Motorcycle Co. We don’t often get to hear from…
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Ben Branch
July 2, 2022
Legendary American racing driver Bob Bondurant’s name will be forever linked with the Ford GT40, a car he drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965, helping the team win the International Championship…
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Ben Branch
July 2, 2022
This is an original Sega Super Hang-On arcade machine from the 1980s, anyone who frequented arcades at the time of the game’s release will have memories of pumping coins into these things with reckless abandon….
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Ben Branch
July 1, 2022
The Bianco S is the best-known of the numerous low-volume production cars built Ottorino “Toni” Bianco in the 1970s. For many years it wasn’t possible or economically feasible to import cars into Brazil due…
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Ben Branch
July 1, 2022
This beautifully preserved 1950s Airstream Globetrotter camper is one of just seven that were made to this specification and it currently belongs to the official painter of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, François Bruère….
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Ben Branch
June 30, 2022
The Triumph TR6 650 Trophy was already a highly regarded motorcycle in 1964 when Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins formed a team of off-road motorcycle racing specialists to compete in the International Six Days Trial…
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Ben Branch
June 30, 2022
These are the Velomacchi Speedway Motorcycle Gloves, they were developed by the team at Velomacchi to combine modern functionality with classic speedway glove design. Gloves that look much like these were worn by the…
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Ben Branch
June 29, 2022
This is a 1986 Porsche 944 that has been given a comprehensive rebuild to “Safari Rally” specification. It now boasts 11 inches of ground clearance thanks to its lifted (and fully-adjustable) suspension, and it…
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Martin Squires
June 29, 2022
Motorcycle Specials is a new series of articles by Martin Squires documenting a range of adapted and often one off machines, whose creators have prioritized function over form. These built for purpose machines giving…
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Ben Branch
June 28, 2022
Ken Costello is a name that deserves to be better known in automotive circles, he’s been called “the British answer to Carroll Shelby” and and it’s an apt comparison – Costello was a multiple race winning racing…
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Ben Branch
June 28, 2022
When the Honda ATC 350X was released in 1985 it was the largest-displacement production three-wheeler money could buy. Honda called it the “King Of The Hill” and the trike had no trouble living up…
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Ben Branch
June 27, 2022
This 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder has spent the better part of 35 years sitting in a barn somewhere in the Swiss countryside. Early in its life it was owned and driven by a number of…
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