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Born in Britain – Barbour International Wax Cotton Jacket

Darryl Sleath
Kitbag, Uncategorized
From submariners to scramblers to spies in Skyfall, these are the jackets that made Barbour’s waxed cotton clobber Internationally famous Traditionally, among the hardy young folk of Tyneside's clubland,...

Casio G-Shock 5000 series – A Toyota Hilux for your wrist

Darryl Sleath
Articles, Kitbag
MotorPunk doesn’t do stuff about fancy expensive watches. But thankfully, the Japanese G-Shock is neither of those things. Starting at around fifty quid, that rufty-tufty aesthetic isn’t just for show...

Porsche’s Pasha – An Automotive Design Icon

Darryl Sleath
Kitbag
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Some people say that if you stare long enough into Porsche’s iconic seat fabric you’ll see a 3D image of the Graf Zeppelin, just like a those Magic Eye pictures that sent your eyes loopy in the noughties....

The Best Manufacturer-Specific Racing Video Games

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When Gran Turismo 7 was released earlier this year, with over 400 cars all beautifully rendered to be almost exacting replicas of their physical counterparts, it signalled the latest release in what has been...

Road Trip Prepping With Help From T-lab

Darryl Sleath
Articles, Kitbag
Planning a post-pandemic road trip? Well, you're not alone. Most motoring researchers reckon that in a post-COVID world, more and more folks will be shunning the budget airlines and rental cars in favour...

The Bends – A sartorial celebration by t-lab

Darryl Sleath
Articles, Kitbag
Don’t fret MotorPunks, this isn’t some piece on seminal 90s albums or anything about giddy frogmen. No, today we are going to have a natter about some of the world’s most testing turns, iconic curves and...

Forgotten filling stations – a gallery from Scotland

Rich Duisberg
Kitbag, Roadtripping
On the west coast of Scotland sits this solitary pump, in an area once described by a local 16th century clergyman as “guid for thieves and rebellis”. Its remote location might not have caught much...

OutRun: The Granddaddy of Driving Sims

Darryl Sleath
Kitbag
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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...

American Optics – A Chuck Yeagar Classic

Darryl Sleath
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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...
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