I love mechanical timepieces, usually we think of wristwatches with the occasional pocket watch thrown in for good measure, but what about the old fashioned Desktop Flip Clock?
I decided to have a hunt around the assorted pipes and tubes of the interweb and I stumbled across this, a solid steel and chrome Flip Clock that looks like it belongs in Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film “Brazil“. I fell in love with it and decided I must have one, if for no other reason than the fact that it’s mechanical nature makes it the ultimate garage clock.
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.
Peter Maier At the age of 20, Maier was one of the youngest designers ever hired by General Motors Corporation. After seeing Maier’s work at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, renowned automotive designer and VP of GM, Bill Mitchell, offered Maier a position for their 3-month Summer Program. Halfway through the program Maier was offered…
This post was written by Jay LaRossa of Lossa Engineering – when possible we like to bring you the story of a build in the words of the person who built it, to cut out the middle man and give you unfiltered insight into their thought process and methods. A while ago I was talking to my buddy…
The USWE Scrambler 16 motorcycle backpack was developed from scratch to be the perfect day pack for riders, it’s firmly attached to the back with the patented No Dancing Monkey (NDM™) shoulder harness technology that somewhat resembles a parachute harness. USWE is a Swedish company founded by a small team who wanted to redesign motorcycle…
The Klim SOL Hybrid 3 Kit is essentially three kits in one: a survival kit, a first aid kit, and a repair kit. Motorcyclists don’t have the luxury of ample space to pack for potential disasters, but they still need to be prepared for them. Though you may not be traversing the Sahara or Gobi…
These are the original six drawings for the patent application for the Ferrari F40, the application was filed in December 1987 listing Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina as the inventor and Ferrari as the assignee. The Ferrari F40 is remembered today as possibly the last great analogue supercar, from a time when electronic systems and driver…
The Seventy2 Survival System was designed with one very specific task in mind – keeping you alive for 72 hours after a major catastrophe. As the Uncharted Supply Co explains, 95% of all survival situations are resolved within 72 hours, but the first 72 hours are critical. In many respects, the Seventy2 Survival System is…
