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Pacifico Optical Blair Sunglasses

Ben Branch August 1, 2017
  • Accessories
  • Australian
  • Gear
  • Sunglasses

The Whiskey Havana Blair sunglasses by Pacifico Optical have handcrafted frames made from cellulose acetate sourced from Italy, with Italian-engineered 5-joint nickel silver rivet…

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1956 Aston Martin DBR1

Ben Branch July 31, 2017
  • British
  • Cars
  • Racing

The Aston Martin DBR1 is likely to become the single most expensive British car of all time when it rolls across the auction block…

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Bohemian Guitars

Ben Branch July 31, 2017
  • American
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Music

Bohemian Guitars is a small Atlanta-based company with South African founders, they became enamored with the homemade guitars that were being created in the…

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1970 Ducati Desmo 350

Ben Branch July 29, 2017
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The company we now know as Ducati was founded in 1926 by Antonio Ducati and his three sons, Adriano, Marcello, and Bruno, and it…

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The-Marvel-Ous by Ludwig

Ben Branch July 28, 2017
  • Art
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Meet Riccardo Casarini The-Marvel-Ous is the work of Riccardo Casarini, an Italian motorcycle builder who grew up in a family of classic car restorers in…

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Dunlop Vintage Racing Tires

Ben Branch July 28, 2017
  • British
  • Parts
  • Racing

Tire technology has come an extraordinarily long way over the past few decades, hundreds of millions have been spent developing better tire compounds and…

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1964 Shelby AC Cobra 289

Ben Branch July 27, 2017
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

With 306 bhp and a kerb weight just a smidge over 1000 kilograms, the 1964 Shelby Cobra with its 289 cubic inch Ford V8…

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Bell Moto-3 Chemical Candy Helmet

Ben Branch July 27, 2017
  • American
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The Bell Moto-3 Helmet is essentially a re-release of the original helmet from the 1970s, however Bell have incorporated all of the modern safety…

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27 Liter V12 Brown & Bassett Gentleman’s Racer

Ben Branch July 26, 2017
  • American
  • Boats
  • Design

I don’t think there’ll be any significant protest when I say that speedboat design peaked in the mid-20th century. Of course, the materials, engines,…

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Biltwell Overland Goggles

Ben Branch July 26, 2017
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear

Biltwell’s Overland Goggles offer industrial grade anti-fog optics with two sets of lenses per set of goggles – one clear and one tinted. They’re…

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The Only Iso Grifo 90 Ever Made

Ben Branch July 25, 2017
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Rare

A Brief History of the Iso Grifo 90 The Iso Grifo 90 was built as a life-size wooden model designed by Marcello Gandini in the…

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Ligne 24H Le Mans Driving Shoe

Ben Branch July 25, 2017
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The Ligne 24H Le Mans driving shoe is a new design by Piloti, an Italian company known for making some of the best driving…

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