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An Original Soviet Military-Specification Dnepr KMZ MV-750

Ben Branch July 23, 2019
Dnepr KMZ MV-750 Main
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

The Dnepr KMZ MV-750 is the heavily modified Soviet-Ukrainian variant of the popular Soviet-era version of the WWII-era BMW R71 sidecar motorcycle. Most of…

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Saudi Arabian Desert Find: A Rare 1961 Maserati 5000 GT Coupe by Ghia

Ben Branch July 22, 2019
Maserati 5000 GT Front 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Italian

The Maserati 5000 GT Coupe was built to fulfill an order dreamt up by the Shah of Persia, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He wanted a…

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Short Film: Discovering An Apollo Astronaut Corvette For Sale On A Used Car Lot For $3,230

Ben Branch July 21, 2019
Astronaut Corvette Astrovette 1
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This short film by Michael Brown of Corvette Nation tells the story of Corvette collector Danny Reed, and his greatest ever discovery – an…

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A Brief History of the Incredible Vincent Black Shadow

Jon Branch July 20, 2019
Vincent Black Shadow Girdraulic forks motorcycle
  • Brief Histories
  • Motorcycles

In the Beginning there was Vincent HRD American author Hunter S. Thompson once said of Vincent’s world’s first “superbike”: “If you rode the Vincent…

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The Auto Fabrica Yamaha SR500 Type 7G – A Minimalist Scram Africa Desert Racer

Ben Branch July 19, 2019
Yamaha SR500 Custom Rear 3
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by Bujar Muharremi, the co-founder of AutoFabrica. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom build…

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A 430 BHP Corvette-Engined Land Rover Series 2A

Ben Branch July 18, 2019
Land Rover Series 2A Corvette V8 Engine Grille
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Land Rover

When the Land Rover Series 2A was first released in 1961 the engineers behind it would have had no idea that almost 60 years…

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The Film Classic Car Poster by Rear View Prints – Can You Name Them All?

Ben Branch July 18, 2019
The Film Classic Car Poster by Rear View Prints
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Film Classic Car poster by Rear View Prints has quickly become one of their most popular designs, it features 15 iconic cars from…

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The Toma Customs Yamaha SR400 – A Minimalist Daily Rider

Ben Branch July 17, 2019
Yamaha SR400 Custom Tank
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

On this project, our customer (Benjamin) first idea was to turn his Yamaha SR 400 into a British style “Between the Wars” inspired custom bike. He would use it mainly for his daily rides in Brussels to commute from home to his work at the European Commission.

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Icon D3O Vest – 21st Century Spine + Back Protection – $225 USD

Ben Branch July 17, 2019
Icon D3O Vest
  • American
  • Gear
  • Safety

[rwp_users_rating_stars id=”0″] [rwp_box id=”0″] D3O (pronounced “dee three oh”) is a modern viscoelastic body armor used by the armed forces, world class athletes, motorcyclists,…

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The Lotus C-01 – A Rare 200 hp Superbike – Only 100 Were Ever Made

Ben Branch July 16, 2019
Lotus C-01 Front
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

  Only 100 examples of the Lotus C-01 were built, it was a motorcycle that appeared to come out of nowhere in 2014 when…

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An Original 1980s-Era OutRun Arcade Game by SEGA

Ben Branch July 16, 2019
Out Run Arcade Game
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Japanese

This is an original SEGA OutRun Arcade Game from the mid-1980s. OutRun was the most successful SEGA arcade cabinet of the 1980s. It’s been…

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1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II – The Aston That Can’t Be Killed

Ben Branch July 15, 2019
Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This unique Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II is one of the most well-known surviving examples of its model line, it’s taken part in the…

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