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Land Rover. Edible Survival Guide.
As our two most recent excursions into the great beige yonder demonstrated, it’s always best to be well prepared for desert exploration:…
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As well as items for the shopping list, crankandpiston.com also brings you news and images from the ground at local car meets, concourse events and global motor shows, as well as insight into the community. If it’s cool, quirky and interesting to read, then we’ll feature it.
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Nissan Armada. Xplore UAE IV. Testing The Mettle, Part One
You may remember not too long ago that Mr and soon-to-be Mrs Tromans embarked on the gruelling Wadi Bih as part of…
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Jaguar C-X16. Design Week. Clay-nation
We can probably all agree, Jaguar’s concept C-X16 is an epic design. Almost every concept car mot juste – sleek, aggressive, poised,…
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Flushstyle 2012. Wonderworld Drift Park
Think Thailand and chances are car meets and an 800-strong automotive showcase probably won’t be on the tip of your tongue. Just…
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I do like to be beside the ‘See side. Volkswagen GTI Festival. Wörthersee
If you're into your Volkswagens, then the word Wörthersee should be get you shivering in anticipation. The largest Volkswagen meet in the world,…
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Toyota 86. Competition Time. What Would You Do?
Eight days. Petrolheads throughout the UAE need only wait eight more days before Toyota’s awesome new 86 makes its regional debut. And…
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Ferrari Enzo. Autoscale.
Constructing a Ferrari Enzo is not an endeavour to wander into lightly. It takes time. Panache. Attention to detail. And an absurd…
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Radio-Controlled Automotive Art. Ian Cook. Batteries Not Included
Some of you may already know of Ian Cook. He’s a British artist and – since he’s a bit of a petrolhead…
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Keeping the Passion going. Liberty Vintage Motorcycles
There's something utterly charming about vintage vehicles, whether on two wheels or four. And there's usually something charming about the guys and…
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BMW, Infiniti, Mercedes. Pink Dolphin Clothing. Driving Sales
We’ve given you many examples of automotive themed clothing at crankandpiston over the years – Import Bible T-Shirts and Donwan Harrell’s PRPS…
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Graham Silverstone Stowe Racing Watch. More Than A Name
Stumbling across phrases like ‘oozes speed and adrenaline’ in a press release are usually enough to prick our ears up. Throw ‘true…
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Pasttimesigns. Automotive Metal Signs. Choices To Make
There’s still space on the wall at crankandpiston – yes we thought those Automotive Retro Prints would do the job too –…