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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 car and the puppet were created around the same time…

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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 we can all afford to park our tools in an…

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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 too. The idea of bonding over vintage iron and steel…

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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 on either. The key to the helmet’s design in the…

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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 owner to ride it. Many people with disabilities are restricted…

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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 to buy. We’ve previously featured the team’s Two Stroke Smoke…

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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 small one-car garage, and he finished the bike to such…

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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 very least want to drive one, and the Morgan Motor…

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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 eBay, it’s likely targeted at current or prospective F40 owners…

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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 nothing more than a Firesteel 8 and some dry tinder…

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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 “World’s Most Beautiful Sports Car”. In fact, Bond liked the…

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The Harroun Model A-1 Touring – A Car Built By The First Indy 500 Winner

Ben Branch August 28, 2019
Harroun Model A-1 Touring Grille 2
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Harroun Model A-1 was the first production car designed and developed by Ray Harroun, the first man to win the Indianapolis 500 in a car he helped design and build – the legendary…

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