Vintage Revival Monthléry 2015 (Pt 1)
The incredible Vintage Revival Montlhéry vintage auto and motorcycle racing...
Book Review: ‘Lewis Leathers’
Lewis Leathers, established in 1892, is Britain's oldest motor-clothing...
NLG: Brooklands’ First Winner
W.E. Cook raced a 1907 NLG-Peugeot to victory in the first official competition...
Anke Eve Goldmann: ‘Soviet Racing Women’
In 1962, Anke Eve Goldmann documented the extraordinary Soviet motorcycle racing...
Wheels&Waves 2017: The Best Yet
The Sixth Wheels&Waves was the best yet, with carefully curated exhibits, and an...
The Remarkable Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Motorcycle Co. pioneered the use of a gearbox before any other...
Days of Future Past: the Mercury
Laurie Jenks designed the Motorcycle of the Future, an all-aluminum masterpiece...
1935 Böhmerland ‘Reise’
The Bohmerlans was the longest production motorcycle in history, capable of...
Book Review: Charles Burki
Charles Burki illustrated his Norton racing motorcycles while imprisoned in WW2
Catsuits, Boilersuits, and Racing Suits
The one-piece leather racing suit has its origins in utilitarian workwear, which...
Velocettes in Antarctica!
Who knew motorcycles were among the first long-term residents of Antarctica?
Bill Phelps: Catching Heroes
The Autodromo de Linas-Montlhery is a speed bowl filled with ghosts and,...
2015 Vintage Revival Montlhéry, Part 1
The greatest vintage motorsports event in the world, if you don't like crowds or...
The English Dirigibles
The English dirigible R100 flew across the Atlantic and landed in St.Huber,...
World’s Most Expensive Basket Cases
Demand for blue chip motorcycles extends even to totally dismantled and...
Nick Veasey: Beneath the Surface
Nick Veasey pushes photography into unseen territory, making art from x-rays
Peter Fonda: ‘Cliff Vaughs Built Captain America’
Peter Fonda acknowledged in this 2014 letter, for the first time in 45 years,...
Denis Sire; ‘Baron d’Holbach’
The premier pinup/vintage vehicle artist Denis Sire exhibits his new series in...
Grayson Perry at the British Museum
Sculptor Grayson Perry designed an outrageous Harley-Davidson Knucklehead custom...
A Short History of Wankel Motorcycles
How many manufacturers built Wankel-engined motorcycles? Quite a few! This is...
‘Paradise Lost’: Conrad Leach
British artist Conrad Leach explores speed, danger, and British identity in his...
Steam Cycles and History
How we see history, and what we consider relevant, can change with time or...
Building a Norton Four
In the mid-1960s, there were no 4-cylinder motorcycles to buy, so riders made...
Book Review: ‘Illustrated History of the Shickel Motorcycle’
An early American two-stroke capable of pulling a trailer? The Schickel was a...
Conrad Leach at the Legends of the Motorcycle
Artist Conrad Leach displayed his motorcycle-related paintings at the Legends of...
Dennis Loveday: Brooklands Racer
Dennis Loveday raced at Brooklands in the 1930s on Velocettes and Ariels
Book Review: ‘Private Owner’
Les Higgins was bitten by the racing bug while still a schoolboy, and spent his...
Vintage Gear: 2005 Goodwood Revival
A few thoughts on period correct attire for Goodwood Revival meeting, at which...
Shinya Kimura at the Legend of the Motorcycle
Japanese custom builder Shinya Kimura brought his remarkable hand-made machines...
2006 Legend of the Motorcycle
At a reception for the inaugural Legend of the Motorcycle Concours in 2006:...
Welcome to The Vintagent!
Thoughts from 2006 on what TheVintagent is about, from its founder, Paul...