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2014 Bell Custom 500 Helmet

Ben Branch January 22, 2014
  • American
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Retro

The Bell Custom 500 series of motorcycle helmets has become the 3/4-face lid that all others are compared against, the modern helmet is based on the early models produced by Bell in the 1950s…

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1983 Lancia 037 Group B

Ben Branch January 21, 2014
  • Cars
  • Design
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  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Vintage

The Lancia 037 Group B was developed as the successor to the legendary Lancia Stratos HF, a car that even today – almost 40 years after its introduction, looks both modern and exceptionally quick….

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Laguiole Pocketknife with Pistachio Wood Handle

Ben Branch January 21, 2014
  • Accessories
  • French
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Rare

France’s Laguiole region has been renowned for its excellence in elegant knife making for centuries, each blade is handmade and features the signature Napoleonic bee decoration on its spine. Made from 440 stainless steel…

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1968 Land Rover Series IIA

Ben Branch January 20, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

This 1968 Land Rover Series IIA is probably one of the nicest non-museum examples to be found anywhere in the world, it was fully restored in 2003 to original factory specifications and it now…

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Buffalo Hook Belt by Wheelmen & Co

Ben Branch January 20, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Retro

This is the new Buffalo Hook Belt by Wheelmen & Co. it’s designed with a brass hoofpick originally used by cowboys and other equestrians. Each belt is made from 100% buffalo leather in the USA…

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Camel Trophy 1991 – Tanzania & Burundi

Ben Branch January 19, 2014
  • Classic 4x4
  • Films
  • Land Rover
  • Off Road

I’ve been making my way through all of the available Camel Trophy documentaries by year, last week I posted the hour-long Madagascar Camel Trophy event from 1987 and so in keeping with the Africa…

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1974 Porsche Carrera 3.0 RS

Ben Branch January 18, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 1974 Porsche Carrera 3.0 RS is a highly sought after car by collectors, the ’74 model year Carrera RS was fitted with an all new aluminium-alloy engine with an increased output over the…

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Survival Pod by X Stream

Ben Branch January 18, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Camping
  • Gear
  • Survival

The Survival Pod by X Stream offers a small, easy to carry survival kit that contains all the essential things you need to survive, if you should find yourself needing to make a go of…

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Honda CB250 by Exesor Motorcycles

Ben Branch January 17, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This custom Honda CB250 by Exesor Motorcycles is one of the most well engineered parts-bin specials we’ve ever seen here on Silodrome. It’s fitted with a Honda CB360 engine that’s been bored out to…

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Spidi Worker Wax Motorcycle Jacket

Ben Branch January 17, 2014
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Italian
  • Jackets
  • Retro
  • Style

The new-for-2014 Spidi Worker Wax Motorcycle Jacket is an interesting meld of very old and very new technologies designed to solve the same problem that people have been facing since the dawn of the…

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1940 Mercury Custom Coupe

Ben Branch January 16, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This 1940 Mercury Custom Coupe is far more than just another SoCal chop-top, it’s thought to be the first such car that Los Angeles ever saw and one of the first to be made…

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Waxed Cylinder Bag by This Is Paper

Ben Branch January 16, 2014
  • Bags
  • Camping
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The Waxed Cylinder Bag by This Is Paper is clearly influenced by the standard issue military bags of the Second World War, they were also made of waxed canvas and had rope fasteners to…

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