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Goodbye, Pork Pie: Mini

Cars Culture

"This is quite possibly the most politically incorrect road movie ever made. Coming straight out of 1981 New Zealand, what would you expect? The story goes like this: ne'erdowell Gerry from the North Island hires a yellow mini using a stolen "

Lego X Toyota Land Cruiser

Cars Culture

"Do you reckon Lego should make a production version of this amazing little classic Toyota Land Cruiser? Of course you do. And you can vote for it here. The Land Cruiser model project, made from over 1,700 individual pieces, was the "

Yamaha Yard Built

Bikes

"It's been well-documented that the mainstream bike industry have been looking to the custom scene for a while now for ideas. Thing is, Yamaha's 'yard-built' programme has been out there and supporting small builders and helping to produce really attractive "

Lexus x Star Wars

Cars Culture

"OK, so this post is little more than an excuse to share an epicly cool Star Wars graphic. But the imagined tech behind not only the Landspeeder used by Luke Skywalker, but of course the hoverboard that appeared in Back "

How to Create a Desert Sled

Bikes

"The Desert Sled. Three little words that evoke romance in many a motorcyclist's mind. You can't help but picture golden California sunsets, freedom, sex, love and Bud Ekins. But how do you get your bog-standard Triumph Bonneville into the right "

The Boss Mustang

Cars

"The Boss Mustang was the daddy Mustang. It might not be as pretty as the lighter ponies, but the 'Stang with extended everything, which was introduced in 1969, was the the star of the early seventies show. The longer, wider, beefier "

Syd Mead: Auto-Futurist

People Culture

"Syd Mead is a self-created industry. He deals in colour, line and imagination - and his vision of an automotive future has seen his work featured in films like Blade Runner, Tron and Johnny Mnemonic. But we just dig the "

Speedway Evolution

"A simple frame. Direct drive. Wide bars. Tiny tank. The fundamentals of a speedway bike have changed as little as the art of the oval itself. Here are nine bikes from nine decades. Can you spot the changes? [gallery link=""

Dirt Quake IV is HERE!

Bikes Culture

"In case you hadn't noticed, there's a lot to be said for the simple joy of racing a motorbike around an oval dirt track. While the noble sport of speedway may be the root of these things, the shale is "

Volcan 4×4

Cars

"OK, in a month when we've been fetishising old Land Rovers it's worth mentioning that other off-roaders are available. And Toyota's totemic Land Cruiser brand, as well as Nissan's boxy patrol contender, contain in their number some of the most "

Guy Martin x Triumph Speed Record Attempt

Bikes

"Triumph Motorcycles have confirmed their new land speed record attempt with greasy national treasure Guy Martin Our kid will be hitting the salt at Bonneville astride the Triumph Rocket III Streamliner, which is powered by two turbocharged, methanol-drinking 2.3 litre Triumph "

Lid Art

Bikes

"Not sure what to make of these. Lids are supposed to protect you. But it's nice if they look good too. We've always been a bit skeptical about anything 'statementy' with regards to the design of a crash helmet. But "

Jeff Koons: A Roadcar Named Desire

People Culture

"He’s probably the world’s most successful living artist (using dollars as a measure) and he’s got a major retrospective circling the globe that has just landed in the Guggenheim, Bilbao. Back in the early 1980s Jeff Koons "