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Maserati 200SI

Ben Branch March 7, 2015
  • Cars
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Maserati’s 200SI was a car developed with very large shoes to fill, it was to be the replacement for the popular and successful A6GC6,…

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Handmade Copper Money Clip

Ben Branch March 7, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Style

These handmade copper money clips are produced one at a time in the upstate New York workshop of Tommy Wolfe. Each clip is cut,…

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Mazda Cosmo 110S

Ben Branch March 6, 2015
  • Cars
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  • Japanese
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The Mazda Cosmo 110S was the first rotary-engined car to roll out of the Japanese marque’s factory, it was dressed in a jet-age inspired…

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JANE Riding Gloves

Ben Branch March 6, 2015
  • Accessories
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  • Gloves
  • Japanese
  • Retro

These new motorcycle gloves by JANE have been developed to offer as much comfort to the rider as possible, whilst also being highly effective…

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Honda CX500 by Ton-up Garage

Ben Branch March 5, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CX500 is a motorcycle that’s seen a surge in popularity over the past few years, which is surprising really as it wasn’t…

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Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography Of Jackie Stewart

Ben Branch March 5, 2015
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  • Formula 1

The staggering influence that Jackie Stewart has had on Formula 1 is impossible to deny, he’s the man largely credited with dragging the sport…

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A Beautiful Dark Blue Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

Ben Branch March 4, 2015
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

Intermeccanica (or more correctly, Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica) is an automobile company with an extraordinary history – it was founded by the American couple Frank…

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Vintage Neptune Outboard Motor

Ben Branch March 4, 2015
  • American
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Gear

Modern outboard motors lack much of the stylistic finesse of their predecessors, this immaculately restored Neptune motor was crafted without an ounce of plastic…

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Spitfire Barn Find

Ben Branch March 3, 2015
  • British
  • Military
  • Planes
  • Rare

Barn finds come in all shapes and sizes, but very rarely do they come pre-fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12. After last week’s popular…

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Blub Uno Desktop Tube Clock

Ben Branch March 3, 2015
  • Design
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The Blub Uno is a minimalist tube clock made from machined aluminium, glass, bamboo and powered via USB. The tubes are easily replaceable and…

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Janus Armoured Moto-Rucksack

Ben Branch March 2, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
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The Armoured Moto-Rucksack is a new creation from the team over at Janus Motorcycles, its stand-out feature is the D3O armour back protector –…

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Car Race At Brooklands – 1928

Ben Branch March 1, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Photography

Brooklands was the first purpose-built race track in the world, it was characterised by its broad 30 metre width and 9 metre high banked…

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