El Mirage by Wet Plate

Photographing the speed trials at El Mirage dry lakebed with a wet plate camera


The Vintagent Original: Wheels & Waves California

Filmmaker Irene Kotnik gives an insider's view of "far flung individuals from…


Absolute Speed, Absolute Power Pt. 2

Motorcycle Land Speed Records from 1930 - 1940


Haunted by Hailwood

Mike Hailwood's last Canadian appearance was in 1967 - or was it? Elizabeth…


The Vintagent Trailers: I Fidanzati Della Morte (Engaged to Death)

Forgotten for nearly 60 years, “I fidanzati della morte” is movie like no other…


The Vintagent Selects: The Frozen Few

Once upon a time, on a cold day in March, a group of men known as the “Crazy…


Book Review: ‘Flat Out! The Rollie Free Story’

Rollie Free proved the Vincent Black Shadow was the world's fastest production…


Absolute Speed, Absolute Power Pt. 1

Motorcycle Land Speed Records, 1896 – 1930


Stanley Woods and ‘Patricia’

A Beloved New Imperial V-twin as Superstar Transport for TT star Stanley Woods


Harley-Davidson FHA 8-Valve Racer

Stored for Decades, Super Rare and Authentic Racer is Auctioned


Favored by the Gods of Speed

Alp Sungurtekin has built the world’s fastest unfaired Triumph 650.


Scuderia Ferrari Motorcycles

Scuderia Ferrari raced motorcycles in the 1930s! The team was very successful,…


1910 Sex Scandal! Jake De Rosier’s Teen Lover

In 1910, Jake De Rosier was the most famous motorcycle racer in the world.…


The Mysterious ‘Mark 6’

The existence, or non-existence, of the Velocette Mark 6 KTT has puzzled…


100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 4: Oliver Godfrey

Oliver Cyril Godfrey won the 1911 Isle of Man TT on an Indian, but World War 1…


Kop Hill Climb

The Kop Hill Climb is one of the oldest motorsports events in the world, and…


100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 3: Charles Bayly Franklin

Charles Bayly Franklin was Ireland's first international motorcycle racer, and…


100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 2: Jake De Rosier

Jake De Rosier was perhaps the first professional motorcycle racer, and…