Ben Branch
February 8, 2015
The Golden Age of the British Sports Car is a BBC documentary about the post-WWII success of the small, light and nimble two-seaters rolling out of England. These cars were characterised by their affordability…
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Ben Branch
February 8, 2015
The P-51B Mustang was the variant fitted with the British V12 Merlin engine, the aircraft had originally been fitted with the Allison V12 but it wasn’t up to the task and pilots were frequently…
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Ben Branch
February 7, 2015
Sadly, 2015 is set to be the end of the road for the Land Rover Defender. Which is almost ironic considering that a road coming to an end has never stopped a Land Rover…
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Ben Branch
February 7, 2015
The Unfair Advantage is a book steeped in motor racing legend, it was first published in 1975 to critical acclaim but a few years later it was out of print and largely unavailable unless…
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Ben Branch
February 6, 2015
The Austin-Healey 100S was created by Donald Healey as a purpose built racer to show the potential of his relatively new 100/4, only 50 chassis would be built in the 100S series for homologation…
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Ben Branch
February 6, 2015
The Centennial 1000 Mile Boot by Wolverine is a limited edition boot built using the same patterns as the original 1000 Miler, back in 1914. Like the original, it’s also made by hand in…
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Ben Branch
February 5, 2015
The Porsche 901 was one of the major drawcards at the 1964 Paris Auto Salon where it ruffled the feathers of French automobile manufacturer Peugeot, the French marque had a long history of using…
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Ben Branch
February 5, 2015
Regular readers of Silodrome have all become accustomed to my love of the classic tool roll, they were invented out of necessity shortly after the first motorcycle was invented – these bikes were unsurprisingly…
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Ben Branch
February 4, 2015
This Norton-Velocette is one of many specials based on the legendary Norton Featherbed frame – a motorcycle chassis so influential that a number of companies exist to this day to produce it (and close…
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Ben Branch
February 4, 2015
The Tracker Jacket by Roland Sands Design is a modern take on the classic waxed canvas motorcycle jacket, although the idea of wearing waxed cotton might sound like something only a fan of WWI…
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Ben Branch
February 3, 2015
The Honda CB750 is a motorcycle we’ve seen customised in just about every way you can imagine, from the plethora of cafe racers to the less common bobbers, choppers and even a scrambler or…
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Ben Branch
February 3, 2015
Moto Borgatoro is a short film by Roberto Serrini about renowned custom motorcycle builder Peter Boggia, and it’s a far cry from the more self-oriented shorts you’ve probably seen about custom bike builders. In…
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