DeLorean DMC-12 – The Essential DMC Buying Guide
The History of the DeLorean DMC-12 Had it not been for the movie “Back to the Future” the DeLorean DMC-12 would almost certainly have become a car that was largely forgotten except by a small…
The Supernova Corvette – Bill Jobe’s 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Racer
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 in relatively original condition on the weekends at local autocross…
Bowtex Kevlar Motorcycle Underlayer
Bowtex is a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing the most advanced motorcyclist underlayers in the world – although some might scoff at the idea of Kevlar underwear, the benefits of having over 90%…
Original 1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast Prototype “The Brighton Bike”
The Honda CB750 you see here is one of the original prototypes, with the now hugely collectible sandcast engine. It was nicknamed “The Brighton Bike” and its first owner would be none other than…
NASA Space Tourism Posters – Free To Download & Print
These NASA Space Tourism Posters were developed by a creative team of visual strategists inside JPL known as “The Studio”. Altogether there are 9 artists, designers, and illustrators, and they worked alongside Jet Propulsion…
1961 Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup
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 the little bug-shaped Beetle it was based on. The Origins…
1979 Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 Engine – Tipo 1260
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 USD to get you thinking about engine swaps. It comes…
Carroll Shelby’s Other V8 British Roadster – The Sunbeam Tiger
The Sunbeam Tiger famously features a V8 shoehorned into an engine compartment designed in England by engineers who would have been mortified had they known that their little roadster would, a few years later,…
The Bolt Safe – A Hiding Place For Cash When Traveling Overland
The Bolt Safe was designed to offer a simple but very effective hiding place for small items, including rolled up bank notes. People who travel overland (and over sea) often squirrel away some cash…
John Lennon’s Monkey Bike – An Original 1969 Honda Z50A
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. Lennon bought the Monkey Bike, a 1969 Honda Z50A, brand…
Essential Read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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 quickly find a permanent place on the bookshelf of anyone…
Documentary – SENNA: The Test – Ayrton Senna’s 1992 Indy Car Test
On December the 20th 1992, Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna stepped out of a rented limousine with Emerson Fittipaldi at Firebird Raceway in Arizona. What happened next would send shockwaves around the world of…