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1939 Indian Scout Factory Hill Climber

Ben Branch January 5, 2016
  • American
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

This is 1 of just 18 hillclimbers produced by Indian for racing purposes in 1938/39, it’s tuned to run on pure alcohol through its Linkert…

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The Chevrolet Corphibian

Ben Branch January 4, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Rare

The Chevrolet Corphibian is a one-off amphibious vehicle produced by a couple of ambitious Chevy engineers in their spare time in the early 1960s….

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Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed Documentary

Ben Branch January 3, 2016
  • Engineering
  • Ferrari
  • Films

Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed is a documentary about the automotive legend from 2001. It’s a fascinating look back at the life and times…

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Original Herbie Stunt Car

Ben Branch January 2, 2016
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Rare

The iconic series of Herbie films started with The Love Bug in 1968, a smash hit that all but guaranteed sequels. Herbie Rides Again…

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1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback

Ben Branch January 1, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Shelby

1967 was the first year of production for the iconic Shelby GT500, the smaller-engined GT350 had been in production since 1965 and it had…

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Walt Siegl Ducati Leggero

Ben Branch December 31, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

I’m yet to meet a motorcyclist who doesn’t have a deep appreciation for the work of Walt Siegl. He’s a custom bike builder who…

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MV Agusta 750S America

Ben Branch December 29, 2015
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The MV Agusta 750S America is a motorcycle that was built to fulfill a request from Chris Garville and Jim Cotherman of Commerce Overseas…

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Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Boano

Ben Branch December 28, 2015
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 250 GT Boano is an exceedingly important car in the history of the Italian marque, although it’ll probably never be as famous…

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Steve McQueen’s Triumph Desert Sled

Ben Branch December 26, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Triumph
  • Vintage

There is probably no motorcycle more closely associated with Steve McQueen than the Triumph Desert Sled, in fact the iconic images of him roaring…

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Porsche 911 Speedster

Ben Branch December 25, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche

The Porsche 911 Speedster was the second production Porsche to wear the Speedster badge, following on from its hugely successful predecessor from 30 years prior…

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Ducati 48 by XTR Pepo

Ben Branch December 24, 2015
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Ducati started out as a small and nondescript manufacturer of tubes, condensers and other components for use in radios. The original company name was…

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1952 Vincent Black Shadow Special

Ben Branch December 23, 2015
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Vincent Black Shadow is a motorcycle that many in the motorcycling press consider to be the first “superbike”, although that particular term wouldn’t…

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