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B-3 Bomber Jacket

Ben Branch December 31, 2014
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Jackets
  • Style

The B-3 Bomber Jacket first entered service with the US military in the mid-1930s – as aircraft became more capable and were able to…

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Top 14 Motorcycles of 2014

Ben Branch December 30, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Each year we put together a list of the most popular motorcycles to appear on Silodrome, we use raw traffic data to compile this…

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Minimalist Wallet by Portel

Ben Branch December 30, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Retro

We’ve featured gear by Portel a number of times previously and it’s always been very popular, the brand was one of the first to…

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Cafe Racer Tee by MotorRad

Ben Branch December 29, 2014
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Retro

Each Cafe Racer Tee is individually screenprinted by hand in the USA by the guys over at MotorRad, the tees are 100% cotton and are…

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No Margin For Error

Ben Branch December 28, 2014
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Vintage

No Margin For Error is a 10 minute mini-documentary covering the 1957 Pikes Peak Race, it was produced by Socony Mobil as a promotional…

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Pistol Packin’ Mama and the WASPs

Ben Branch December 28, 2014
  • American
  • Military
  • Photography
  • Women

Pistol Packin’ Mama was a B-17 Flying Fortress that saw use during the Second World War as a training aircraft for female pilots known…

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Ford Marmon-Herrington Woodie 4×4

Ben Branch December 27, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road
  • Rare

This Ford Marmon-Herrington Woodie 4×4 (or more correctly, Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe Station Wagon) is an exceedingly rare vehicle from the post-WWII era built…

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Havana Polarised Sunglasses by Persol

Ben Branch December 27, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Style

Persol is one of Italy’s longest surviving eye-wear manufacturers, it was founded in 1917 to make specialised sunglasses and eye-protection for some of the…

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Ducati 900 SS Imola

Ben Branch December 26, 2014
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Ducati 900SS Imola is the larger-capacity descendant of the now legendary 750GT-based Ducatis that shocked the world to take a 1-2 finish at…

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner’s Manual

Ben Branch December 26, 2014
  • American
  • Books
  • Planes

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner’s Manual is one of those books that anyone with even a passing interest in aviation or cold war history…

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Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am

Ben Branch December 25, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ford
  • Racing

The 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Ams built by Bud Moore occupy a special place in the hearts of the Mustang-faithful – it…

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Ferrari 275 GTB Wallpaper

Ben Branch December 25, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The Ferrari 275 GTB was the replacement for the acclaimed 250 series, its design was clearly influenced by the iconic 250 GTO and although…

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