Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is the company that works on rocket engine design for many NASA/JPL projects, they built the engines that powered Curiosity to Mars and you can bet that there were a few of these coffee mugs being nervously sipped by rocket scientists earlier this morning.
This is the official P&W mug and the phrase “I love the smell of rocket fuel in the morning” is emblazoned on the side, which is possibly the coolest thing you can have written on a mug. Or anything else for that matter.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
In 1983 the Porsche 956 made history by finishing the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th. It would have been a clean sweep of the top 10 but for the BMW M88-powered Sauber C7 in 9th place. To celebrate their victory the Porsche PR department…
These classic car skateboard decks by Vuvroom were designed by Brian Dooley, an illustrator with a life-long affinity for vintage motoring. Dooley founded Vuvroom as a platform to create and sell his work as an independent artist. Dooley’s latest design is a series of three skateboard decks featuring an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce,…
The Courant Catch: 3 is a next generation wireless charger that’s faster-to-full than a standard wired charger by 30 minutes (180 minutes to full vs 210 with the iPhone USB cable). Whereas the majority of wireless chargers on the market are black plastic, the Courant Catch: 3 has a full aluminum frame with a premium…
As the name implies, the new Bell Eliminator Carbon Helmet has a shell made from 6K carbon fiber, offering exceptional strength and a much lighter weight than traditional fiberglass shells. The Eliminator is one of the newer releases from Bell that appeared at the end of 2018, it has styling reminiscent of vintage auto racing…
The Meyers Manx dune buggy driven by Steve McQueen in the Thomas Crown Affair is undeniably one of the most famous screen cars of its era. It’s due to come up for open auction with Bonhams in a few weeks time and it’s almost certainly going to become the most valuable Meyers Manx beach buggy…
The Flint and Tinder 10-Year Hoodie was designed to be the single most American piece of clothing in your closet – it’s made from cotton from the Mississippi Delta, 23 oz extra soft fleece from South Carolina, twill-reinforced seams made in Philadelphia, with heavy-duty zippers machined in Georgia, it’s then cut, sewn, and finished by…
