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MicroShiner Magazine

Ben Branch September 9, 2014
  • American
  • Rare
  • Whiskey

MicroShiner Magazine is a relatively new quarterly magazine dedicated to craft distilleries and low volume spirits – as you may have noticed, the name…

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Coupé

Ben Branch September 8, 2014
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Coupé is the lightweight version of the more common Giulia Sprint GT. The additional “A” in the name…

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Evel Knievel Poster

Ben Branch September 8, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Home

With all of the stunning imagery provided by the long career of Evel Knievel we sometimes forget that he had a habit of coming out…

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Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 2

Ben Branch September 7, 2014
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

As many regular readers of Silodrome will know, I have a bit of a soft spot for the Stories of Bike series by Cam Elkins….

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1934 MG Magnette Racing Special

Ben Branch September 6, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This 1934 MG Magnette ND/NE Racing Special has a fascinating history – it was built and sold to W E C Watkinson, a recognised…

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WWII in Colour – The Air War

Ben Branch September 6, 2014
  • Films
  • Military
  • Vintage

WWII in Colour – The Air War is a one and a half hour documentary covering the use of aircraft throughout the Second World War,…

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BMW R100RS Flat Tracker

Ben Branch September 5, 2014
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Track
  • German
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R100RS is a motorcycle that was never really intended to be anything other than a grand tourer, the bike was fitted with…

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Penton: The John Penton Story

Ben Branch September 5, 2014
  • American
  • Enduro
  • Films
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Penton: The John Penton Story is an upcoming film due to be screened at the NYC Motorcycle Film Festival (September 24th to the 27th in Brooklyn), the…

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1969 Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 2

Ben Branch September 4, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Racing

The Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 2 was the successor to the highly acclaimed Lotus Cortina Mk 1 – a small British car that had…

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E-Type Poster by Petrolified

Ben Branch September 4, 2014
  • Art
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
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Petrolified is a one-man operation run by Martin Miskolci, he made a name for himself with a poster design last year called the “Wall of…

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The T-Dub Ski by Big Woodski

Ben Branch September 3, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Luxury

The first few hundred years of ski development took place on rudimentary wooden planks that were slowly shaped via trial and error into the form…

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BMW Monolever Cafe Racer by Barn Luck

Ben Branch September 2, 2014
  • American
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

Barn Luck is a relatively new custom motorcycle garage that specialises in finding old motorcycles in sheds, garages, barns and sheds – then rebuilding…

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