Ben Branch
April 17, 2017
In some respects, “Barn Finds” have become the sunken treasure of the 21st century. Whereas treasure hunters of old used to venture out into the Caribbean sea or further afield looking for the wrecks of Spanish…
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Ben Branch
April 17, 2017
The Rolex Daytona was first introduced in 1963 as a chronograph for racing drivers and their crew. The rotating bezel is engraved with a tachymetric scale allowing the wearer to average speeds of up…
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Ben Branch
April 16, 2017
The 1976 Indianapolis 500 would be the last time a McLaren-badged car would win the iconic American motor race – with American driver Johnny Rutherford at the wheel. This would also be the last year…
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Ben Branch
April 15, 2017
A Very Short History of Velocette Velocette was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by the German-born Johannes Gütgemann, who would change his name to John Taylor when he moved to England as a 19…
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Ben Branch
April 14, 2017
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA was the out-and-out race version of the Giulia Sprint GT road car – just 500 GTAs were built for homologation and today they’re highly sought after by collectors…
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Ben Branch
April 14, 2017
The Escape One is built by a company with over 25 years of experience designing high-end tiny houses known for their unique styling and light, airy interiors. Escape is based out of Rice Lake in Wisconsin,…
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Ben Branch
April 13, 2017
The Aston Martin DB6 was produced in higher numbers than its forebear the DB5, and it would be the last in the original series of DB cars until the arrival of the DB7 in…
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Ben Branch
April 13, 2017
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the man named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 after an official vote by 132 top tier automotive journalists from 33…
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Ben Branch
April 12, 2017
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as the BMW Airhead. The opposed twins were first built by the German marque in 1923 based loosely on a design borrowed from the British motorcycle maker…
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Ben Branch
April 12, 2017
Stylmartin’s Ace motorcycle boots are designed to be daily-wearable leather boots, with built in malleolus protection on both sides – making them ideal for motorcycle use. Each pair has a natural full grain leather upper…
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Ben Branch
April 11, 2017
The Ford Mustang Boss 302 was largely the brainchild of two former GM employees – Larry Shinoda and Semon “Bunkie” Knudson. Knudson had been named President of Ford in 1968, he brought Shinoda over…
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Ben Branch
April 11, 2017
Remove Before is the Catalonia-based studio of Marc Carreras, a 3D modeller in the automotive industry, currently working at Audi Concept Design. Marc started Remove Before as a passion project to focus on one…
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