Ben Branch
October 28, 2015
In 1932 somewhere deep in the French countryside a project was underway to build an automobile with a slightly unusual method of propulsion. It isn’t known if the designer of the Helicon was a pilot or an aircraft engineer, but it’s clear that the car takes a significant amount of influence from early aircraft design.
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Ben Branch
October 27, 2015
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that defied the odds to become a cult classic in its own lifetime, it was developed to compete with the new wave of bikes coming out of Japan…
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Ben Branch
October 27, 2015
This fantastic series of images were created by veteran photographer Freddy Fabris. He wanted to capture the spirit of iconic Renaissance works and after coming across a garage in the American Midwest he was…
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Ben Branch
October 26, 2015
The Porsche 911T made its debut in 1967 as a direct replacement for the 912 as an entry level version of the now legendary 911. The “T” in its name stood for “Touring” and…
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Ben Branch
October 25, 2015
/ENGINEERED is a new technical series by the talented team behind /DRIVE, this episode is titled Who is your Chassis and What Does it Do?, and it features Joey Seely – the co-owner of…
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Ben Branch
October 24, 2015
Jaguar introduced the E-Type in 1961 – It was a car with sweeping lines that was faster than any contemporary road-going Ferrari at half the price. Enzo Ferrari himself called it “The most beautiful…
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Ben Branch
October 23, 2015
The Worth Motorcycle Company is a nonprofit organisation based in New York that teaches at-risk youth the art and engineering of vintage motorcycle restoration. Each student works their way through a 48-52 week course…
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Ben Branch
October 23, 2015
The Roald Ground Backpack by Sandqvist is a classically styled Scandinavian hiking carry-all with a 17 litre capacity, a padded laptop compartment and two outer pockets. Sandqvist named the backpack after the Norwegian polar…
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Ben Branch
October 22, 2015
In 1953 Donald Healey asked Gerry Coker, his chief designer, to design two hard-top/coupe versions of the popular Austin-Healey 100. The two designs were slightly different and Donald preferred the red one, so he…
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Ben Branch
October 22, 2015
The Acme Traffic Regulator sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would use to lay an elaborate trap for Road Runner, but it actually used to be a very common sight on the streets of…
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Ben Branch
October 21, 2015
The Ferrari 290 MM you see here is likely to match or surpass the record for the most valuable car in history when it rolls across the auction block with RM Sotheby’s on the…
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Ben Branch
October 21, 2015
The Bremont ALT1-B is a chronograph developed for use at altitude by military pilots. The design is based on the ALT1-Z chronograph that Bremont delivered to B2 Stealth Bomber Aircrews in 2012. At its…
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