The Pint and Puncture – Rich’s DIY Bicycle bar Rich Duisberg Fleet, Kitbag Old bikes and old booze, and bit of lockdown DIY using odds and sods found in the mancave. Plus, some fantastic signwriting by my Dad. Here’s my DIY bicycle bar. Yes, it’s pictured in the garden as...
American Optics – A Chuck Yeagar Classic Darryl Sleath Kitbag 1 Comment In MotorPunk's regular Kitbag features we endeavour to bring you quirky stuff that ordinary chaps should be able to afford; but also gear that we think has an interesting tale to tell. Well today men we...
Porsche’s $1million Advent Calendar & MotorPunk’s cut price alternative Darryl Sleath Articles, Kitbag 8 Comments How things have changed! Porsche today makes about €2 billion profit per year, has broad mainstream appeal from its six model line-up and can now afford to chuck millions at courting new customers, through...
SUPER – Old, odd, interesting, obscure and abandoned filling stations Rich Duisberg Articles, Kitbag, Out & About 1 Comment Hello! I've been busy on a new book, or five. Super is a light-hearted mooch around the country, exploring old, odd, interesting obscure and abandoned filling stations. There are over 350 locations...
Tales from the forecourt – the scandals of Elf. Rich Duisberg Articles, Kitbag This picture of a rough-looking former Elf filling station in Tremadog (taken from my latest book) gives the chance to share a little history of the colourful oil company, Elf. Founded following a merger of...
OutRun: The Granddaddy of Driving Sims Darryl Sleath Kitbag 2 Comments In the late 1980s there was no bigger thrill for the fledgling petrolhead than a trip to the local amusement arcade with your Tacchini tracksuit pockets bulging with old-fashioned 10p pieces. However, unless...
McQueen’s great escape – The ending we actually wanted, re-enacted Rich Duisberg Articles, Features, Kitbag Bond’s Esprit Turbo, self-destructing in For Your Eyes Only, the Bedford Harrington coach, left dangling in The Italian Job, and Steve McQueen’s scrambler in The Great Escape, which didn’t escape;...
Garage Dressing: Antique Art For Your Man Cave Steve Swanson Kitbag You’ve seen the shows on TV. Two blokes from Iowa rummage around barns and pull out old Indian motorbikes and signs for Mobil Oil. In the UK we have Henry and Sam, not taking it so seriously, blagging old...
Suixtil – Dress Like Fangio Darryl Sleath Kitbag Sported by racing legends from 1949 to 1967, the Argentine brand Suixtil were one of the very first companies to produced bespoke clothing for motorsport. In 2007, they came back with a line of classic clobber...