The Beautiful Baby Bootlegger

The Baby Bootlegger is not, as the name may suggest, a bootlegger who imports babies. It is a boat that went on to revolutionise boats and it’s effect is still felt in the world of marine architecture to this day. Built in 1924 by George Crouch for wealthy Wall-Street bachelor Caleb Bragg, Bragg raced her in the 1924 and 1925 APBA Gold Cup and won on both outings (by over a minute and 16 seconds in 1925).

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Rambler Motorcycle Boots by Ariat

Rambler Motorcycle Boot by Ariat

Ariat have been making riding boots since 1993, their footwear is well known for having a retro look with much more modern performance characteristics. They’re an established world leader in equestrian boots but their motorcycle boots are extremely good as well, this model is called the Rambler and features a distressed leather upper and a Duratread outsole.

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Aviat Eagle II Kit Plane

Aviat Eagle II Kit Plane

Kit planes have always held a certain fascination for me, the idea that a person can order a flat-pack kit on the internet, assemble it in their garage and then take to the skies like a modern day Howard Hughes is so cool it should probably be illegal.

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Matt Chambers on the American Way

Matt Chambers is the Founder and CEO of Confederate Motors, an American-as-apple-pie motorcycle builder famous for producing incredibly well engineered and designed bikes. This clip features Matt talking about Confederate Motorcycles, his ethos and a little about the Hellcat (pictured below).

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Vinyl Motorcycle Wall Decal

Motorcycle Wall Decal

This vinyl wall decal measures 47 inches wide x 22.5 inches tall and can be ordered in custom sizes from the store, it’s also available in a stack of colours as well as easy to follow instructions for installation. The Mrs may get a little antsy if you put it on the living room wall, so you’ll probably need to get rid of her.

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’69 Chrysler Newport

Chrysler Newport 1969

The ’69 Chrysler Newport has always been a favourite of mine amongst American muscle cars, it came with either a standard 383 cubic inch V8 or the optional 440 cubic inch V8 and had one of the coolest sets of flip-into-the-grill-headlights ever seen on a production car.

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