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John Harvey’s Historic Holden Torana Could Fetch $1...

John Harvey’s Historic Holden Torana Could Fetch $1 Million

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The 1:12 Scale Suzuki GSX750S Katana Kit by Tamiya

This is the Suzuki GSX750S Katana 1:12 scale kit from Tamiya, it faithfully replicates one of the most important Suzuki motorcycles of all time – right down to the flip-up headlight.

When the Katana prototype was first shown to the public in 1980 it caused a sensation, it was common knowledge in the motorcycle world that Hans Muth’s new company Target Design had been hired by Suzuki – Muth was the former head designer of the BMW motorcycle division. What wasn’t common knowledge was just how important this collaboration would be.

The 1970s and 1980s were a time of revolutionary new designs in the automotive world, sharply angled wedge-shaped cars were dominant with designers like Giorgetto Giugiaro and Marcello Gandini leading the way. Hans Muth was already one of the world’s top motorcycle designers by the end of the 1970s, and so as the 1980s dawned he chose to take Suzuki in an entirely new direction.

Muth’s new Katana design took no small amount of inspiration from the legendary Japanese sword, with its flowing lines, gentle curves, and sharp edges. The Katana remains one of the most famous and beloved motorcycles ever released by Suzuki – so much so that they released a new version of the model that was released in 2019.

This Tamiya kit measures in at 182mm, 63mm wide, and 96mm high. It has a highly-detailed inline 4-cylinder DOHC engine with its distinctive cooling fins in place, and it uses vinyl tubing to replicate parts like the throttle cable and brake lines.

As with all Tamiya kits it requires assembly and painting, but this is the part that model builders love the most.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Electric

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Icon 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40

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Classic Car Photographic Poster Prints by Freddie Mycock

Freddie Mycock is a talented film photographer and automotive design student based just outside of London in England. He’s been photographing cars for years and he’s a well-known member of Britain’s highly-active automotive photography scene.

What sets Freddie apart from many of his contemporaries is his focus on classic and vintage vehicles rather than modern supercars and other exotics – he’s good at finding unusual angles and non-traditional scenes to showcase his four-wheeled subjects.

Due to popular demand he’s now established his first store in conjunction with Fine Art America to sell his works as poster prints. Sizing varies based on which image you choose, and whether it’s in portrait or landscape orientation.

When ordering a print you can choose to have it on canvas, art paper, regular poster paper, wood, acrylic, or metal. Art paper is typically the most popular choice however the other materials all have their own benefits.

The images we’ve shown here represent a selection of his work, if you’d like to see all of it you can click the red button below to visit the listing on Fine Art America, pricing starts at $38 USD and it goes up from there depending on size and the primary material used.

We’ll be keeping in touch with Freddie and featuring his future work on Silodrome, if you’d like to follow him on Instagram you can click here.

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Triumph Trident 660 Roadster

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Saab 96/99 “Paddan” Concept - 1965 by Perico001 In...

Saab 96/99 “Paddan” Concept - 1965 by Perico001 In 1965, two years before the Saab 99 was unveiled, a complete chassis, with engine, gearbox etc, had to be driven and tested on normal roads. Saab’s engineers solved the secrecy problem by cutting up a Saab 96 body, making it 20 cm wider and putting it onto the new car’s chassis. This car - called “The Toad” - covered several hundred miles before revealed by an evening paper journalist.

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Åkerssjövägen 18
Trollhättan
Sverige - Sweden
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