Ben Branch
December 14, 2012
Shaving is one of those things that all men do, but some do better than others. This 3-piece set by Edwin Jagger looks for all the world like the kind of shaving gear you’d find in Sinatra’s backstage dressing room, it takes standard Gillette Mach 3 blades (making replacement blades easy to find) and that brush is made using 100% pure badger hair.
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Ben Branch
December 14, 2012
When people talk about “The King” in the world of motorcycle racing, they aren’t talking about a hamburger loving crooner with a penchant for shiny suits, they’re talking about this man. King Kenny Roberts.
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Ben Branch
December 13, 2012
The 1938 Bugatti 57C Atalante is one of those cars that’s so iconic it almost deserves it’s own entry in the dictionary, the 57C Atalante is widely considered one of the fastest and most beautiful cars ever produced by the Bugatti family. And that’s really saying something.
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Ben Branch
December 13, 2012
I’m convinced that every man should own a turntable and a few old records, CDs just don’t sound the same and the sound quality of most MP3s is far below what you get from a half-decent, classic record player.
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Ben Branch
December 12, 2012
Ugly Motorbikes have a habit of making their name pleasantly ironic, they invariably turn out motorcycles like this Yamaha cafe racer, that are so beautiful they almost seem to pop out at you through the screen.
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Ben Branch
December 12, 2012
This original tee design by the team over at Rust Revival caught my eye a couple of weeks ago, Rust Revival is a classic clothing brand that creates a handsome line of retro goods and their store is well worth a visit.
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Ben Branch
December 12, 2012
We’ve been going through a bit of a vintage drag phase over here at Silodrome for the past few weeks, I think it’s because few other motorsports provide so many captivating photographs in such a small space of time.
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Ben Branch
December 11, 2012
The 1959 Lister-Chevrolet is one of those remarkable historical curiosities that most of us have never heard of, the eye-catching design was the work of Frank Costin, a man who is almost certainly the most underrated automotive designer of the last century.
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Ben Branch
December 10, 2012
This Kawasaki Z1000 ST by The Wrenchmonkees is actually a great example of the style of their work, their bikes tend to have a gritty, dark, urban feel to them – almost like 2-wheeled versions of an ’80s Springsteen song.
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Ben Branch
December 10, 2012
The Roberu Leather Camera Strap is the first accessory you’ll need when unboxing a new digital SLR. The stock nylon straps that come with modern cameras are usually one or two styling points away from being the sort of thing you’d get given for free with a Happy Meal, and that’s just not up to snuff.
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Ben Branch
December 10, 2012
On the off chance that you’d ever wondered how much chrome actually went into the average American car in the 1950s, this image shows you in quite some detail.
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Ben Branch
December 8, 2012
I’ve been wanting to feature these Teroforma Whisky Stones for a long while, I decided to save them for just before Christmas because I think that many of you, like me, would find the idea of giving people a handful of rocks as a Christmas gift to be quite appealing.
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