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A Rare Italian-American Corvette Rival – The 1968 Intermeccanica Italia

Ben Branch October 1, 2019
Intermeccanica Italia Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Intermeccanica Italia is a remarkable ’60s-era sports car designed and built by a small team of Americans and Italians all under the direction…

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The Billykirk No. 495 Camera Strap – 100% Made In The USA From Latigo Leather

Ben Branch October 1, 2019
Billykirk No. 495 Camera Strap Hero
  • American
  • Gear

The Billykirk No. 495 camera strap is made from premium American latigo leather hide. This type of leather is made using a combination tanning…

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An Electric Scrambler by Droog Moto

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
Electric Scrambler Rear
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This electric scrambler by Droog Moto started life as a Brammo Empulse R, one of the most important electric production motorcycles of the modern…

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A BMW R100RT Heirloom Custom by Other Life Cycles

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
BMW R100RT Custom Side
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R100RT is a family heirloom of sorts, it belongs to Sam, a Texan with a lifelong relationship with this BMW and a…

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The Search – A Short Film Presented by The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

Ben Branch September 29, 2019
The Search - A Short Film Presented by The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This is the latest film from the team at Stories of Bike, it’s been made in collaboration with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, a global…

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America’s Ferrari Hunter – The Rare Apollo 3500 GT

Ben Branch September 28, 2019
Apollo 3500 GT Front
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Apollo 3500 GT is one of the most remarkable American GT cars of its age, it’s largely unknown by many due to its…

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The Police Interceptor V8-Powered 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet

Ben Branch September 27, 2019
1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ford

The Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet was Ford’s comeback king – a car built to reclaim the crown that had been taken by other…

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The New Roland Sands F@#K Luck Riding Boot

Ben Branch September 27, 2019
Roland Sands F@#K Luck Riding Boots
  • American
  • Boots
  • Gear

The new Roland Sands F@#K Luck Riding Boot is described by the team at RSD as a motorcycle race boot in disguise. It’s designed…

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This Was “On Any Sunday” Director Bruce Brown’s 1967 Triumph Mountain Cub

Ben Branch September 26, 2019
Triumph Mountain Cub Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles

This 1967 Triumph Mountain Cub was bought by On Any Sunday Director Bruce Brown shortly after the runaway success of his seminal surfing film…

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A Conversation With The Designers Of The Harley-Davidson LiveWire

Tim Huber September 26, 2019
Harley-Davidson LiveWire Electric Motorcycle Main
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycle Gloves

  This conversation was conducted by Silodrome contributor Tim Huber with key Harley-Davidson design and engineering personnel Brad Richards (Vice President of Styling and Design)…

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A Custom V8 Kaiser Jeep M715 Pickup Truck On 42″ Super Swamper Tires

Ben Branch September 25, 2019
Custom Kaiser Jeep M715 Pickup Truck
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The Kaiser Jeep M715 is the military variant of the civilian Jeep Gladiator. By the mid-1960s it became clear that the current US Military…

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There’s A McLaren 540C Twin-Turbo V8 Engine For Sale On eBay

Ben Branch September 25, 2019
McLaren 540C Twin-Turbo V8 Engine
  • Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This week’s find is part of our ongoing “Supercar Engines On eBay” series, it’s a McLaren 540C Twin-Turbo V8 with many of the parts…

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