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The Supernova Corvette – Bill Jobe’s 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Racer

Ben Branch March 2, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Chevrolet
  • Racing

The Supernova Corvette started life as a factory-stock 327 1964 Chevrolet Corvette, it was ordered new by American racing legend Bill Jobe and raced…

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Bowtex Kevlar Motorcycle Underlayer

Ben Branch March 2, 2018
Bowtex Kevlar Motorcycle Underlayer
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Safety

Bowtex is a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing the most advanced motorcyclist underlayers in the world – although some might scoff at the…

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Original 1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast Prototype “The Brighton Bike”

Ben Branch March 1, 2018
Honda CB750 Sandcast Motorcycle
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Honda CB750 you see here is one of the original prototypes, with the now hugely collectible sandcast engine. It was nicknamed “The Brighton…

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NASA Space Tourism Posters – Free To Download & Print

Ben Branch March 1, 2018
NASA Space Tourism Posters
  • American
  • Art
  • Space

These NASA Space Tourism Posters were developed by a creative team of visual strategists inside JPL known as “The Studio”. Altogether there are 9…

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1961 Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup

Ben Branch February 28, 2018
Volkswagen Single-Cab Pickup
  • Cars
  • German
  • Retro

The Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup was based on the iconic VW Bus, a vehicle that revolutionized the automotive industry almost as much as…

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1979 Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 Engine – Tipo 1260

Ben Branch February 28, 2018
Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 Engine
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1

There’s nothing like finding an original Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 engine up for sale for the borderline affordable price (for some) of ~$20,000…

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Carroll Shelby’s Other V8 British Roadster – The Sunbeam Tiger

Ben Branch February 27, 2018
Sunbeam Tiger
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

The Sunbeam Tiger famously features a V8 shoehorned into an engine compartment designed in England by engineers who would have been mortified had they…

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The Bolt Safe – A Hiding Place For Cash When Traveling Overland

Ben Branch February 27, 2018
The Bolt Safe - A Secure Hiding Space
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

The Bolt Safe was designed to offer a simple but very effective hiding place for small items, including rolled up bank notes. People who…

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John Lennon’s Monkey Bike – An Original 1969 Honda Z50A

Ben Branch February 26, 2018
John Lennon Monkey Bike Main Image
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Music

John Lennon’s Monkey Bike might not be something you thought you’d be reading about when you woke up this morning, but there it is….

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Essential Read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Ben Branch February 26, 2018
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
  • Art
  • Books

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book we’ve featured before on Silodrome, it’s one of those must-read paperbacks that tends to…

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Documentary – SENNA: The Test – Ayrton Senna’s 1992 Indy Car Test

Ben Branch February 25, 2018
SENNA The Test Indy Car Documentary
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Formula 1

On December the 20th 1992, Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna stepped out of a rented limousine with Emerson Fittipaldi at Firebird Raceway in Arizona….

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The 1966 Lotus Elan – Twin Cam British Roadster Royalty

Ben Branch February 24, 2018
Lotus Elan Engine
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design

The Lotus Elan is a British sports car with a cult following around the world, since it was first introduced it’s had an impact…

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