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Bowlus Road Chief

The Bowlus Road Chief just begs you to hit the open road. Joined together by over 5,000 rivets to form a single, “monocoque” shell.

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Bowlus on the monocoque structure: Way back in 1934, Hawley Bowlus, the inventor of the original Bowlus Road Chief, knew that the best way to build a light and strong travel trailer was to emulate aircraft design. He took aircraft-grade aluminum sheets and riveted them together over a lightweight skeleton to form a single, tight, and incredibly durable monocoque structure.

“Engineered for the highest levels of quality and durability. Its body is joined together by over 5,000 hand-bucked rivets to form a single, incredibly tough “monocoque” shell. The Bowlus Road Chief makes use of authentic materials like birch, aluminum and brass, and its interior is trimmed in premium fabrics chosen for optimum comfort and wear.”

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1961 Green Bay Packers Yearbook

Primitive Americana Stick Ball Bats :: 1910

"Buckner Ball" from the 1986 World Series :: Sold for: $418,250

Megadeluxe Store – Now Open

02-20-2013 :: Vintage Deluxe

Attridge & Cole :: Coffee & Citroen

I love coffee. I love Citroens. What could be better than hand crafted coffee served from a Citroen? Attridge & Cole serves loving cups of the brew in Northern Ireland. Via Remodelista

Attridge & Cole is embarking on a journey to be recognised as one of Northern Ireland’s premier coffee catering companies. Promoting a European appreciation of coffee ‘Attridge & Cole’ can be found around the city serving hand crafted coffees and pastries from our lovingly restored Citroen H Van. A classic French commercial vehicle, it is fully equipped to serve you the finest cup of coffee. We are totally self-contained & completely mobile enabling us to deliver hand crafted coffee and mouth watering pastries to you in any location.

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1971 Topps Pete Maravich #55

Ebbets Field Flannel Ballcaps – Bay Area

Adam Cramer :: Liberty Vintage Motorcycles

Korehira Watanabe :: Japanese Sword Maker

01-29-2013 :: Sports & Outdoors, Vintage Deluxe

The 5th Annual Pop-Up Flea (Market) in NYC

It’s been a couple of weeks since we returned from a whirlwind trip to the City That Never Sleeps. Gathering sources and ideas for our new online store. We were lucky enough to indulge in the Pop Up Flea — a smörgasbord of manly style, fashion, and accessories. Giddy up.

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Bid On Donald Trump's Balls

The Daily Deluxe :: 28 March 2013

The Daily Deluxe :: 01 April 2013

The Daily Deluxe :: 25 April 2013

12-17-2012 :: Gear, Vintage Deluxe

Medieval Sword From The Mamluk Arsenal

This exceptional medieval sword caught my eye in a Aragorn/Lord of The Rings kind of way. From the wear and tear on this bad boy, I have no doubt this early self-defense tool served its owner well.

“With flat tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section with a wide shallow fuller extending over half its length on both sides, the forte on both sides incised with a comet-shaped mark retaining traces of latten, and on one side with inscriptions in naskh script.

The hilt comprising straight quillons of rectangular section widening towards the tips, later cord-bound leather-covered grip, and large slightly compressed chamfered wheel pommel with rounded button and inlaid on each side with a cross potent in copper and latten.”
– bonhams

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Vintage Football Helmets

Neil Leifer, Baseball - Ballet in the Dirt

Chess & Backgammon Board (1880) :: Sports Antiques

Antique Roulette Wheel

11-07-2012 :: Vintage Deluxe

1974 Ali vs. Foreman :: “Rumble in the Jungle”

I still remember this legendary fight so clearly. Most fight experts believed Ali didn’t have a prayer against George Foreman. Little did they know that Ali had a little plan called the “Rope-a-Dope” strategy to wear down Foreman in that hellish heat of Zaire.

+ Source: 1974 Ali vs. Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” On-Site Fight Program :: HA Sports

Pig Bladder Ball and Rugby Boots

Antique Bicycle Poster for Excelsior & Eureka Cycles

Navire Aérien Dirigeable :: 1857 :: Flying Machine

The Daily Deluxe :: 18 February 2013

10-17-2012 :: Vintage Deluxe

Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale :: Speed Posters

H. J. Moser ::Thunderbolt, 1938

Michael Wright :: 1938 JCC International Trophy

Dion Pears :: 1923 FIAT Mephistopheles

“Depicting Ernest Eldridge in the FIAT on the banking at Brooklands, on his way to breaking the half-mile speed record.”
– the 1923 fiat mephistopheles

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1934 Moto Guzzi GTS Motorcycle :: Sport Antiques UK

1961 Topps Mantle Blasts 565 Ft. Home Run

Boxing Locomotion From 1887

24 Hours of Daytona (1971) :: Porsche Poster

09-09-2012 :: Art, Vintage Deluxe