August 2010
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Masterstroke..
“There is nothing more old-fashioned than being up-to-date. There’s nothing more modern than nostalgia. That’s why I shall always be up to date. Mr. Noel ‘The Master’ Coward (in The Observer 1973)
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The Mighty Sound of Albion
Sometime before I hunker down for winter I’ll get round to rigging up the behemoth of hi-fi’s, a mighty Quad II system which I picked up last year. Whilst most design books hail Dieter Rams as the godfather of contemporary industrial design, back in the 1950’s a certain Mr. Peter Walker of Huntington, England was creating audio masterpieces that predate Rams’s work at...
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idontwishtoimpose-deactivated20 asked: My friend told me about your blog, it is amazing. You've got a serious eye for 'golden age' stuff.
edwardbennett asked: Oh yes, your blog is golden.
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The Golden Age of British Motorcycles
In amongst the collection of vintage motorcycles recently auctioned by Bonhams in London were these three monsters from the heyday of British motorcycle manufacturing. Names like BSA, Triumph and Acme were more than a match for the Harley’s and Indian’s of their day. The Brough Superior was my personal favourite as it was of Lawrence of Arabia who had several of them and was killed...
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