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1962 Ford Mustang I Concept Promotional Film

Ben Branch September 27, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Films
  • Ford

The first Mustang was shown to the general public in 1962, it looked vastly different from the car that would actually go into production…

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1934 Ford Hot Rod Hill Climber

Ben Branch September 26, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Racing
  • Vintage

There aren’t many vehicles more thoroughly American than the ’34 Ford Hot Rod. This one is perhaps slightly more iconic than most, it was…

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SCoT Supercharger

Ben Branch September 25, 2015
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Parts

SCoT Superchargers were a favourite of the salt lake racers of the ’50s and ’60s, they could be easily fitted to a flathead V8…

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Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister

Ben Branch September 24, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Rare

The 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister was a special edition car offered only to dealers in the Kansas City area, 96 were made…

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Buck Compadre Camp Axe

Ben Branch September 24, 2015
  • American
  • Camping
  • Gear
  • Survival

The Compadre Camp Axe by Buck Knives has been developed as an all-round camp axe that can be used for everything from chopping wood…

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Jaguar XJ220

Ben Branch September 23, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Rare

“The Saturday Club” was an unofficial group of 12 Jaguar engineers and designers who worked after-hours and on weekends to secretly develop the car…

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Shinola Runwell Sport Chrono

Ben Branch September 23, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Style
  • Watches

Shinola was founded in 2011 with the goal of bringing watchmaking back to the USA. Over the past few years they produced a series…

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David Beckham’s Triumph Bonneville

Ben Branch September 22, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the…

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Filson Flask

Ben Branch September 22, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Whiskey

Although Filson are better known for their outdoor-specific clothing and gear they also make a hip flask -presumably for those cold winter hikes, ice…

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Traditional Swedish Oil Lamp

Ben Branch September 21, 2015
  • Camping
  • Gear
  • Home
  • Retro

The oil lamp was the preferred method of providing light after dark for many millennia and it was only usurped relatively recently by electric…

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American Look: A Populuxe Film

Ben Branch September 20, 2015
  • American
  • Art
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  • Vintage

American Look is a film produced by Chevrolet Motors in 1958 as a look into the industrial design of the decade. It’s a surprisingly…

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RSD Indian Scout

Ben Branch September 19, 2015
  • American
  • Board Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

Indian introduced the Scout in 1920, the model quickly became a fixture at race tracks, board tracks, hill climbs and the “Wall of Death”…

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