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The Pulsejet-Powered Weltmeister Fictional Experimental Motorcycle

Ben Branch July 5, 2019
Pulsejet Motorcycle Engines
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

  This article was written by Per Gabos, the creator of this rather unusual pulsejet-powered motorcycle. The Weltmeister Fictional Experimental Motorcycle The Idea What…

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The Matra Djet V – The World’s First Production Mid-Engined Road Car

Ben Branch July 4, 2019
Matra Djet V Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • French

The Matra Djet V (pronounced “jet”) and it’s forebear, the René Bonnet Djet, have the distinction of being the first full production car with…

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A Rare Arova-Porsche 212 Skibob – It Folds Down To Fit Into The 911’s Trunk

Ben Branch July 3, 2019
Arova-Porsche 212 Skibob
  • Design
  • Gadgets
  • Porsche

This is an original Arova-Porsche 212 Skibob, just a few hundred were made by skibob manufacturer Arova in 1970 for Porsche, and they were…

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GRD Watches – Affordable Motor Racing Inspired Timepieces

Ben Branch July 3, 2019
GRD Watches
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Watches

  GRD Watches have made a name for themselves in recent years for their unusual, motor racing inspired timepieces that are based on speedometer…

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The Jaguar Pirana by Bertone – The Only One Ever Made

Ben Branch July 2, 2019
Jaguar Pirana by Bertone Grille
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Jaguar Pirana was designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, it was built at a lightning pace just in time for the 1967 Earl’s…

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Urban BigBore Retro Full Face Motorcycle Helmet – $169.85 USD

Ben Branch July 2, 2019
Urban BigBore Retro Full Face Motorcycle Helmet
  • Gear
  • Helmets

[rwp_reviewer_rating_stars id=”0″] [rwp_box id=”0″] DOT testing requires that a helmet withstand two impacts on the same part of the helmet without failing, and they’re…

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Track Day Weapon: A Custom Ducati 999 by XTR Pepo

Ben Branch July 1, 2019
Custom Ducati 999 Front Side 2
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 999 was one of the most successful superbikes of its era in the Superbike World Championship – the model won the championship…

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Retromotive Magazine – A Quarterly Coffee Table Magazine

Ben Branch July 1, 2019
Retromotive Magazine Cover
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  Retromotive Magazine is a quarterly coffee table magazine that features some of the most beautiful automotive photography you’ll find anywhere in the world….

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Documentary: The Douglas DC-3 – The World’s Most Successful Aircraft

Ben Branch June 30, 2019
Douglas DC-3 Documentary
  • American
  • Planes

Editor’s Note: The film we originally featured here has been removed from YouTube, we’ve replaced it with a similar film about the Douglas DC-3…

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Bowlus Road Chief – The Endless Highways Luxury Travel Trailer

Ben Branch June 29, 2019
Bowlus Road Chief - The Endless Highways
  • American
  • Camping

The Bowlus Road Chief was the original riveted aluminum travel trailer, it was developed by Hawley Bowlus in 1934 and then famously emulated by…

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*Now Solved* A Mysterious Porsche 356 Limousine – Can You Help Shed Light On Its History?

Ben Branch June 28, 2019
Porsche 356 Limousine Front 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

  Editor Update 29/06/2019: We’ve getting additional information in about this vehicle, it was built by Don Boeke of Egyptian Custom Body in Dayton,…

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The Montague Paratrooper Bike – Developed For US Special Forces With A Grant From DARPA

Ben Branch June 28, 2019
Montague-Paratrooper-Folding-Mountain-Bikes
  • American
  • Design
  • Gadgets

The Montague Paratrooper Bike was developed with a grand from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Unites States Military to provide…

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