Only 12 of these magnificent busses were built in 1950, GM used the Futurliner in the “Parade of Progress” exhibit which toured the country extensively. Not many of them are left and in 2006 a restored Futurliner was sold at auction for $4,000,000 USD.
John Ryland is a remarkably talented bike builder, he discovered bikes later in life than most and is more than making up for lost time. After recently losing his job in an advertising firm he decided to step up his bike + design business and make a real go of it.
If you grew up in the 70s or 80s the General Lee was far more important to you than girls, money or food. The orange Dodge Charger with its doors welded shut was the stuff of legend,
We’ve got both part 1 and part 2 here, these films feature the 1959 Sandusky Speedway Supermodified Stock Car qualifying and race with original commentary. It’s a shame they don’t still race like this really, the drivers are all blue-collar workers…
Edwin is a clothing label favoured by many motorcycle aficionados, especially those in the custom-but-not-a-chopper scene. This film was produced in conjunction with Blitz Motorcycles out of France and features some of Blitz’s bikes…
This Norton Manx replica looks like a hell of a daily rider, it’s owner has listed it for sale as he has too many bikes in the garage and his wife is getting antsy, his loss looks to be someone else’s gain.
This is the first time video was shot from an airborne aircraft, exactly how they mounted the camera to the flimsy Wright Flyer is anybody’s guess. The footage lasts just over 30 seconds and shows the take-off, climb and a bank before cutting out.
The Plaintiff series of sunglasses by Oakley are designed to be a modern take on the age-old aviator design, Oakley set about creating their own aviator using state-of-the-art materials like titanium hinges, leaf-spring stems designed to flex rather than snap, an 8.75 base curvature, lightweight C-5™ alloy frames and Iridium® coated lenses.
Deus Bali held the 9ft +single longboard surf competition on the 19th June 2011, it featured some phenomenal Malibu riding antics, some Bintang drinking and a bunch of guys who are significantly cooler than us hanging out in a sort of Balinese-Valhalla parallel universe. Colour me green.
The E-Type Lightweight is a performance modified E-Type from 1961 that features aluminium bodywork to keep weight as low as possible, a close ratio gearbox, Weber carburettors, race tuned suspension and a slew of other upgrades.