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TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6

Ben Branch January 16, 2015
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Watches

The TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6 is one of the newer iterations of the Monaco line, the series of watches was first unveiled by…

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Ayrton Senna’s Last Kart

Ben Branch January 15, 2015
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This is Ayrton Senna’s last go kart, upon completing his final race he moved into Formula Ford 1600 racing full-time and never returned to…

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Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 3

Ben Branch January 15, 2015
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Films
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 3 is the final part of the Two Cities series by director Cam Elkins. The two cities are…

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Porsche 911 Turbo

Ben Branch January 14, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Vintage

Growing up in the ’80s there were 3 cars that invariably sat atop every young boy’s wishlist – the Porsche 911 Turbo, the Ferrari…

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Hotta-san Hunting Knife

Ben Branch January 14, 2015
  • Gear
  • Japanese
  • Knives

The Hotta-san Hunting Knife is the work of a legendary Japanese blackmith based in the Tosa region of Shikoku, each knife is made by…

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1962 Chevrolet Corvette

Ben Branch January 12, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Vintage

1962 was to be the last year for the C1 Chevrolet Corvette before the introduction of its replacement – Chevrolet chose to send it…

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BAC TSR-2: The Untold Story – Full Documentary

Ben Branch January 11, 2015
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Planes

TSR-2: The Untold Story is a fascinating documentary about an aircraft that almost no one outside the world of aviation-history-geekage has heard of. It would have…

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Automobile Shippers Special Indy Roadster

Ben Branch January 10, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Automobile Shippers Special was built in 1948 on a Russ Snowberger chassis with a V16 engine that had been built from components acquired…

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Yamaha XS650 Scrambler Tracker

Ben Branch January 9, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Track
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The Yamaha XS650 was launched in 1968 and at the time, it had the most advanced parallel twin motorcycle engine in the world. It used unit…

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Ferrari 275 GTB

Ben Branch January 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 275 GTB was the much anticipated replacement to the iconic Ferrari’s 250 series, it was akin to being the singer who had…

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Bell x Barn Fresh Bullitt Helmet

Ben Branch January 7, 2015
  • Design
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  • Helmets
  • Retro

The Bell x Barn Fresh Bullitt Helmet is the work of the Lennard Schuurmans, the man behind the famous Bubble Visor blog and founder…

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The Unrideables

Ben Branch January 6, 2015
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Unrideables is a documentary I’ve been meaning to feature for quite a while, it’s a look back at the glory days of late-80s…

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