Ben Branch
May 8, 2014
The Moto Guzzi cafe racers we’ve seen rolling out of the Kaffeemaschine workshop have become instantly recognisable in the custom motorcycle community, the minimalist rebuilds with a strong focus on performance and reliability are…
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Ben Branch
May 8, 2014
Few men can claim as much of an an influence on 20th century automotive design than Enzo Ferrari, at almost 6’2″ tall he was a towering figure during his early days as a driver…
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Ben Branch
May 7, 2014
The Ferrari 250 GT/E 2+2 was the first 2+2 produced by Ferrari in large numbers (almost 1000 were built), with its MSRP of $11,500 USD the strong selling model contributed significantly to the financial…
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Ben Branch
May 7, 2014
Finding interesting and affordable pieces of history like this cigar box is a specialty of Bonhams, the upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Auction is literally full of sub-$1,000 gems like this one – an Alfred Hitchcock cigar box…
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Ben Branch
May 6, 2014
The Honda CB550 is a motorcycle often overlooked in favour of its larger sibling, the CB750. This seems like a bit of a shame to me as there’s a lot to be said for the…
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Ben Branch
May 6, 2014
This is a brass valve guide from a 2004 Jaguar Formula 1 car, it’s been modified into a keyring by Ledon Gifts – a specialist British company that creates highly-collectible souvenirs from retired part…
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Ben Branch
May 5, 2014
This is thought to be the most original 1953 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Coupé in existence, it was last on the road in 1958 and has been kept in sympathetic storage every since. A…
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Ben Branch
May 5, 2014
The Feuerhand Lantern is a classic designs that’s been used for centuries and with a full tank, it’ll stay lit for over 20 hours – shaming many modern electric lanterns. The light it gives…
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Ben Branch
May 4, 2014
Road To Baja is a documentary covering the story of Radek Burkat and Andrew Krynen who decided, with very little preparation, to race in the Baja 1000 in 2008. It’s an interesting and candid…
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Ben Branch
May 3, 2014
The Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe is a model that was only produced for the last year of the Stylemaster’s production run – 1948. The Stylemaster had a relatively short existence, it was only made…
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Ben Branch
May 3, 2014
Smith & Wesson is a company more famous for its firearms than for its timepieces, that said, if you need a watch for active weekends and don’t want to risk your more expensive dress…
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Ben Branch
May 2, 2014
Husqvarna is a motorcycle marque that’s always been a little unusual, the company start life all the way back in 1689 as a firearms manufacturer before moving to the Swedish town of Huskvarna in…
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