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Steve McQueen’s Beach Buggy

Ben Branch August 29, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Retro

The VW based Meyers Manx beach buggy is one of those project cars that most men have told themselves they’ll get around to building eventually.

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Mick Jagger in the Saddle

Ben Branch August 29, 2012
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro

This early-70s photograph shows Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger in the saddle of a beautiful, green Honda CB350.

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1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs

Ben Branch August 28, 2012
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Triumph

The ’98 Triumph Adventurer is one of the better bikes built by Triumph in the ’90s, it was fitted with an 885cc triple cylinder engine with 12 valves…

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Steampunk Chandelier – Milton Douglas Lamp Co.

Ben Branch August 28, 2012
  • American
  • Design
  • Home
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  • Steampunk

This steampunk chandelier by The Milton Douglas Lamp Co. is the perfect light fitting for a garage, man-room, shed, bar or basement laboratory.

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Apollo 15 Corvettes

Ben Branch August 28, 2012
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • NASA
  • Photography
  • Retro

This shot captures the crew of Apollo 15 before their mission to the Moon, in the foreground you can see the General Motors powered Moon Buggy they used for testing and pre-mission practice.

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Kawasaki ZX-7 by Icon 1000

Ben Branch August 27, 2012
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Kawasaki ZX-7 is a relatively rare motorcycle, 1994 was the final model year before Kawasaki brought out the far more famous Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R. That said, the ZX-7 does have a loyal following in the US and around the world meaning spare and custom parts are easy to come by.

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First Aid Flask

Ben Branch August 27, 2012
  • Accessories
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Retro

Sometimes, it really is medicinal. If you find yourself in a pinch and their doesn’t happen to be a Saint Bernard handy, this flask should just about do the trick.

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Holden Torana GTR-X Development and Testing

Ben Branch August 26, 2012
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Concept
  • Design
  • Retro
  • Vintage

We featured the Australian Holden Torana GTR-X a few months ago but only recently came across this footage of the car being tested on a private development track.

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Bob Dylan and the Triumph Tiger

Ben Branch August 26, 2012
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro
  • Triumph

Bob Dylan spent much of the mid-60s on his beloved Triumph Tiger 100SS on the roads near his home in Woodstock, New York.

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Neil

Ben Branch August 26, 2012
  • American
  • Style

Truly great men don’t come a long very often, we lost a great one today.

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Honda F1 Titanium Suspension Stud Keyring

Ben Branch August 25, 2012
  • Accessories
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

This clever little keyring was brought to my attention earlier this week by one of our regular readers, it’s a titanium suspension stud from a Honda Formula 1 car and you can buy it, along with a whole series of other Formua 1 related keepsakes over at Ledon Gifts here.

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Tucano Urbano El Met Helmet

Ben Branch August 25, 2012
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Italian
  • Retro

Tucano Urbano are a quiet company that comes out with well designed and quite appealing gear, this helmet is a good example of their work and is the sort of lid you could wear on anything from a 50cc Vespa to a Harley Cafe Racer and not look at all out of place.

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