Earlier this year Tag Heuer announced that they were going to re-release their iconic Autavia, and that they were going to turn to the public to choose which of the original designs would be brought back into production.
Thousands of people took part in the voting and the eventual winner is the 1966 Mark 3 “Rindt” Autavia – named for Formula 1 driver Jochen Rindt. Tag Heuer will begin production of the model in 2017, and if you’d like to read more you can click here.
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This leather tool roll by Kruk Garage is handmade by craftsmen in Europe using the best materials available, it’ll work equally well for cars and motorcycles, and thanks to its size you should have no trouble finding somewhere to store it. The tool roll has space for up to 18 wrenches and other tools, there’s…
The Nexx X.G100 Southsider is a new motorcycle helmet design from the European company featuring either red or black colorways with classic ’50s Hot Rod-style paintwork. Each Nexx X.G100 helmet has an X-MATRIX shell consisting of multi-axial fibreglass, 3D organic fibres, special Aramid fibres, and carbon reinforcements. It comes in two shell sizes to ensure you…
Each U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus Turntable is built by hand in Woburn, Massachusetts by a team of dedicated audiophiles who had struggled between overpriced turntables that they couldn’t afford and cheap turntables that they couldn’t bear to listen to. U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus Turntable Features Though it looks minimalist from the outside, the U-Turn Audio…
The Aether Mojave Jacket is a modern take on the iconic cotton canvas motorcycle jackets that were used extensively by early motorcyclists as well as pilots and motorists thanks to the excellent breathability and water-resistance of waxed cotton canvas. The Aether Mojave Jacket – Technical Specifications Modern times call for modern materials, so the Aether…
The Piloti 1923 Retro Limited Edition 24H Le Mans Driving Shoe has been designed to evoke the styling of the boots worn by legendary racing drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, and many others. Piloti named the boots after the year of the first running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans,…
The Goodspeed Petrol racing watch is designed to look like the motorsport chronographs of the 1970s while carrying an MSRP of just $169 USD – making it affordable to almost everyone, including many that can’t quite spring for a Rolex Daytona just yet.
