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Randy Grubb’s Latest Creation – The Magic Bus

Ben Branch February 11, 2019
Randy Grubb Magic Bus
  • American
  • Classic Cars

Randy Grubb is a custom car and motorcycle builder perhaps best known for being the man who built Jay Leno’s Tank Car. Grubb’s garage…

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A Brief History of the Volvo P1800 – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch February 11, 2019
Volvo P1800
  • Brief Histories
  • Classic Cars

Introduction: The Volvo “Chevy Corvette” That Wasn’t The story of the creation of the Volvo P1800 begins back in 1953 when Volvo co-founder and…

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Documentary: The Red Grifo – A Must-Watch Film

Ben Branch February 10, 2019
The Red Grifo Film
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Red Grifo is a remarkable 20 minute long documentary about the incredibly rare and much-loved Iso Grifo, an Italian sports GT car that…

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Bell Eliminator Carbon Helmet – A Strong, Lightweight 6K Carbon Fiber Shell

Ben Branch February 9, 2019
Bell Eliminator Carbon Helmet
  • American
  • Helmets

As the name implies, the new Bell Eliminator Carbon Helmet has a shell made from 6K carbon fiber, offering exceptional strength and a much…

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The Only One Ever Made – The 1968 Serenissima Ghia GT

Ben Branch February 8, 2019
Serenissima Ghia GT
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Serenissima Ghia GT is a one-off design penned by the great Tom Tjaarda, and conceived by Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata and Alejandro…

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Documentary: Go Grandriders – 17 Riders Aged 80+ On A 1,178km Road Trip

Ben Branch February 8, 2019
Go Grandriders Movie Poster
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Go Grandriders is a documentary that follows a group of larger-than-life motorcyclists in their 80s as they ride around the island of Taiwan, covering…

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Mazda RX-7 – The Twin-Turbo Rotary Powerhouse

Ben Branch February 7, 2019
Mazda RX-7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

The Mazda RX-7 is an immensely popular Japanese sports car that’s entirely unique among its contemporaries due to one key fact – it was…

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Feel: My Story – The Freddie Spencer Autobiography

Ben Branch February 7, 2019
Feel My Story Freddie Spencer Autobiography
  • American
  • Books

Feel: My Story is the autobiography of motorcycle racing legend “Fast” Freddie Spencer. When it comes to the autobiographies of racing drivers (and riders)…

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The MV Agusta 750 Twin Turbo Prototype – 150 hp and 186 mph (Claimed)

Ben Branch February 6, 2019
MV Agusta 750 Prototype Turbo Motorcycle Rear
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

This rather unusual motorcycle is the 1975 MV Agusta 750 Turbo Prototype, it was built as a proof-of-concept for a possible future production model,…

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Muck Boot Waterproof Chelsea – The Almost Indestructible Boot

Ben Branch February 6, 2019
Muck Boot Waterproof Chelsea Side
  • American
  • Boots

The Waterproof Chelsea by Muck Boot is designed to be a boot you can wear everyday, whether it be on your morning commute or…

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Is This The Perfect 911? – The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring

Ben Branch February 5, 2019
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring Engine 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

This is the Touring version of the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7, a car that still to this day is regarded by many as…

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Sparco Vintage Classic RS-5.1 Race Suit

Ben Branch February 5, 2019
Sparco Vintage Classic RS-5.1 Race Suit
  • Racing
  • Safety

The Sparco Vintage Classic RS5.1 race suit was designed to evoke the style of racing suits from yesteryear, but with all the modern safety…

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