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Formula 1 Wheel and Pirelli Tire Coffee Table – Super Soft Compound

Ben Branch September 5, 2019
Formula 1 Wheel and Pirelli Tire Coffee Table Side 1
  • Formula 1
  • Gear

This coffee table is made from a Formula 1 wheel, an OZ wheel in this case, and a specially developed show tire made to…

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A Brief History of the Austin-Healey Sprite – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch September 4, 2019
Austin-Healey Sprite Bugeye Vutaway
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Introduction The Austin-Healey Sprite’s most famous and perhaps most endearing feature was its uncanny resemblance to Kermit the Frog: and in fact both the…

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The USAG 646 Toolbox – A Buy-It-For-Life Italian Toolbox For $66 USD

Ben Branch September 4, 2019
USAG Workman's Toolbox
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Italian
  • Tools

We may not all be able to afford to park a piece of bright red Italian metal in our driveway, but thanks to USAG…

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A Unique Father/Daughter Project – A Custom 383 Cubic Inch Dodge Dart

Marc Goldbaum September 3, 2019
Dodge Dart Driver 2
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Hanna & Daylon Lantz: 1968 Dodge Dart The Father/Son build is often something we hear about. Personally, this is something we can be empathetic…

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Schuberth E1 Gravity Helmet – A State-Of-The-Art German Dual Sport Helmet

Ben Branch September 3, 2019
Schuberth E1 Gravity Helmet
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The Schuberth E1 Gravity helmet was developed to be a genuine dual-sport helmet, capable of both high-speed highway riding and off-road riding, without compromising…

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A Brazilian BMW K100 Cafe Racer With A CVT Transmission For Disabled Riders

Ben Branch September 2, 2019
BMW K100 Cafe Racer Rear 5
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW K100 cafe racer is unlike any you’ve ever seen, it’s fitted with a bespoke CVT automatic transmission to allow its partially disabled…

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The Vice Candle – A Tobacco, Bourbon, Espresso, and Oatmeal Stout Scented Candle

Ben Branch September 2, 2019
Vice Candle - A Tobacco, Bourbon, Espresso, and Oatmeal Stout Scented Candle 3
  • American
  • Gear
  • Home

The team at Flying Tiger Motorcycles have a long history of developing scented candles that people with gasoline in their veins might actually want…

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A Mesmerising Honda CB750 Sandcast Restoration Time-Lapse Short Film

Ben Branch September 1, 2019
Honda CB750 Restoration
  • Films
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

This short time-lapse film captures the restoration of an original 1969 Honda CB750 (Sandcast). Remarkably the restoration was completed by Sam Roberts in a…

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An Affordable Morgan Three-Wheeler – This Morgan F4 Project Car Is Worth £5,000 to £7,000

Ben Branch August 31, 2019
Morgan 3 Wheeler
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Morgan Three-Wheelers are among the most beloved British cars in the world. It’s rare to meet someone who doesn’t love them or at the…

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For Sale: A Ferrari F40 Engine

Ben Branch August 30, 2019
Ferrari F40 Engine
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Ferrari

Above image used for display purposes only, courtesy of Ferrari. It isn’t every day that a Ferrari F40 engine pops up for sale on…

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Kupilka Firesteel 8 – Firestarter – $21 USD

Ben Branch August 30, 2019
Kupilka Firesteel 8 - Firestarter
  • Camping
  • Survival

The Kupilka Firesteel 8 was developed in collaboration with Karu Survival, a company that specialises in teaching bushcraft and survival skills in Finland. With…

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Byers SR100 – In 1957 Road & Track Magazine Called This “The Most Beautiful Car In The World”

Ben Branch August 29, 2019
Byers SR100 Car
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

In 1957 John Bond, the editor and owner of Road & Track Magazine, published a cover story on the Byers SR100 calling it the…

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