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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 a mid-engined layout, beating both the De Tomaso Vallelunga and…

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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 specially designed to be able to fold down small enough…

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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 and tachometer designs from classic sports cars. The company was…

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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 Court Motor Show, a process that took just 5 months…

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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 not permitted to convert more than a survivable amount of…

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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 outright in 2003 (Neil Hodgson), 2004 (James Toseland), 2006 (Troy…

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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. The magazine was founded by Nathan Duff, a veteran of…

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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 that runs at just under an hour in length. 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 Airstream two years later in 1936. Hawley Bowlus And The…

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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, Ohio to a design penned by Byron Kauffman. It was…

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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 paratroopers and other special forces soldiers with a strong, fast,…

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The Droog Moto Custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 R Scrambler x Street Fighter

Ben Branch June 27, 2019
Custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 1
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

This custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 R is one of the most comprehensively rebuilt examples of the popular Japanese urban sport bike we’ve ever seen. The Ninja 250 remains an exceedingly popular motorcycle in the…

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