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7’6″ Channel Bottom by Deus

Ben Branch July 30, 2014
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Surfboards

The 7’6″ Channel Bottom by Deus is a design by Rich Pavel, it measures in at 7’6 x 3″ x 19½” and has a…

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Norton Commando Tracker by Federal Moto

Ben Branch July 29, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that I have a lot of time for, many consider it one of the greatest motorcycles of all…

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Heuer ‘Super Autavia’ Dashboard Chronograph

Ben Branch July 29, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Gadgets
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The dashboard chronograph was an essential part of the instrument cluster on cars in the pre-digital age, in fact they were probably more important…

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Polaris Slingshot

Ben Branch July 28, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that when the automobile was first invented, it had 3 wheels. Karl Benz called it the “Benz Patent Motorwagen” and…

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The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

Ben Branch July 28, 2014
  • American
  • Camping
  • Home

We’ve talked about The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company on Silodrome before, it’s always a popular subject as we’re all prone to bouts of wanderlust…

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1979 Castrol International Rally

Ben Branch July 27, 2014
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Vintage

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of The Castrol International Rally, it was a local Australian rally held in the wilderness around Australia’s capital…

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Henry Ford Transmission Patent Poster

Ben Branch July 27, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Engineering
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Henry Ford’s influence on industry in American and around the world has been colossal, he’s most famous for his Model T but his work popularising the concept…

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1970 Brabham-Cosworth Formula 1 Car

Ben Branch July 26, 2014
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Luxury
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 1970 Brabham-Cosworth BT33 was a Formula 1 car that had originally been intended for Jochen Rindt, however at the last minute Rindt changed…

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Honda CB550 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch July 25, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Retro

The Honda CB550 is one of those motorcycles that seemed destined for cafe-racerization from the get go, it was lighter than its larger CB750…

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Porsche 911: 50 Years

Ben Branch July 25, 2014
  • Books
  • Cars
  • Design
  • German

Porsche 911: 50 Years is a hardcover volume that I suppose would be officially classified as a coffee table book, although this description does…

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1975 Norton Commando

Ben Branch July 24, 2014
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Vintage

This pristine 1975 Norton Commando is the result of a restoration by the team over at Colorado Norton Works – almost certainly the world’s…

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Canvas Ranger Tent by Sheridan Tent & Awning

Ben Branch July 24, 2014
  • American
  • Camping
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro

The Canvas Ranger Tent by Sheridan Tent & Awning has been produced in the same way since 1909, each is made from double-fill, A-grade canvas and…

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