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Suunto Elemenum Terra

Ben Branch August 6, 2015
  • Gear
  • Survival
  • Tools
  • Watches

The Suunto Elemenum Terra is a watch with capabilities far beyond the automatic Swiss timepieces we usually lust after, it has a built in…

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4Style Leather Duffel Bag by Chivote

Ben Branch August 5, 2015
  • Bags
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Retro

The new 4Style Duffel Bag by Chivote is designed to allow owners to wear it as a backpack, shoulder bag, messenger bag or handheld…

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Seven by LC Fabrications

Ben Branch August 4, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Retro

LC Fabrications is run by a quietly talented man by the name of Jeremy Cupp. Jeremy sends me an email every now and then…

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Autodromo Driving Gloves

Ben Branch August 4, 2015
  • Accessories
  • Gloves
  • Retro
  • Style

The glove compartment in most modern cars contains little more than a smattering of loose change, some dog-eared insurance documents and a half-eaten, long…

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Ferrari F40 LM

Ben Branch August 3, 2015
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ferrari
  • Luxury

The Ferrari F40 LM is almost certainly the most red-blooded example of what many consider to be the most red-blooded supercar ever made. Ferrari introduced…

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Simpson Model 50 Helmet

Ben Branch August 3, 2015
  • American
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The Simpson Model 50 Helmet is a re-issue of the iconic Simpson lid that graced the dirt ovals, drag strips and race tracks of…

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Live And Drive The Indy 500

Ben Branch August 2, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

Live And Drive The Indy 500 is a delightfully retro look back at the Indy 500 through the lens of the late-1980s. I have…

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Hudson-Powered American Racer

Ben Branch August 1, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Pre-WWII motor racing is a passion of mine, and it’s a passion shared by many. There’s something approachable about the engineering that went into…

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Norton Commando by NYC Norton

Ben Branch July 31, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Norton
  • Vintage

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that probably shouldn’t have been as successful as it was. It was released in 1968 using a parallel…

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Survival Grenade

Ben Branch July 31, 2015
  • Accessories
  • Camping
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Survival

The Survival Grenade by The Friendly Swede is designed to be a compact survival kit that’ll help you light a fire, catch food, signal…

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1917 Henderson Factory Racer

Ben Branch July 30, 2015
  • American
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Henderson Motorcycle Company was founded in 1911 by American brothers William G. Henderson and Tom W. Henderson, over the course of their careers…

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Desktop Wallpaper: WWII Japanese Flying Boat Kawanishi H6K

Ben Branch July 30, 2015
  • Japanese
  • Military
  • Planes
  • Vintage

The Kawanishi H6K was a flying boat developed by the Japanese in the years leading up to WWII, it was largely based on European…

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