Categories / Cars and Bikes, eBay watch

eBay Watch: Jaguar Mk II – 60s villain’s car for under £1,000

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Watch UK crime flicks and TV series of the 60s and 70s and you’ll notice one motor being the vehicle of choice for the discerning villain – a Jaguar Mk II. Rumour has it that their rarity is down to the majority getting trashed by the entertainment industry! True or not, they’re rarely seen – so this one looks a bargain.

A mint one could cost you around £20,000 – this one is currently under £1,000. It’s a 3.4 model (so budget something for the petrol), seems fairly solid, has had plenty of money spent on its upkeep and a new paint job (British racing green).

There’s a reserve, so it’ll be interesting to see how cheaply this will go. If you’re interested in bidding, check out this classic Sweeney clip to see one in action.

See the full details at the eBay website

Categories / Cars and Bikes, Design and Interiors

Vespa scooter stationery range

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Once it was just the scooter, then came a clothing range and now Piaggio has launched a Vespa stationery range for the desk-bound scooterist.

It’s actually quite stylish, mostly with just a simple Vespa logo on the cover or an image of a Vespa scooter. The range includes a selection of notebooks and journals in various sizes and colours, with prices starting at around £9.

You can pick them up at the Conran Shop.

Find out more at the Conran Shop website

Categories / Cars and Bikes

Chrysler PT Cruiser – good or bad?

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We’ve covered a number of retro cars in the past, but one we haven’t mentioned previously is the Chrysler PT Cruiser.

It’s a car that you either love for its 1930s-inspired (or indeed hot rod) styling or you hate for its bulk and its likeness to the dreaded people carrier. We actually quite like it. It’s been around since 2001, with a few updates along the way, now including a convertible version.

You could say it’s the sensible silly car – you’ll turn a few heads with the larger-than-life looks, but under the bonnet is a solid performer with the even more sensible option of a diesel engine, plenty of room and comfort, some retro styling on the dashboard and loads of boot room, including (oddly), a picnic shelf.

You can pick one up for around £17.000 new, but older versions can easily be picked up for £5,000 onwards. Good or bad? Have your say below.

Find out more at the Chrysler website

Categories / Art and Photography

Nanoo Shia 60s-style Botanie print

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I don’t usually like prints on canvas – it seems like some kind of contradiction, especially when they’re often just photos touched up via PhotoShop. That’s not the case with this 60s-inspired Botanie print by Nanoo Shai.

It’s one of a number of original and stylish retro-styled prints on the Qora & Shai website. This one is 32 x 24 inches, a framed fabric print on canvas, stretched on a wood frame. It also uses a glossy fixative for the best protection of colours against UV and the ageing of the canvas.

Available online, you can buy it for 85 Euros.

Find out more at the Qora & Shai website

Categories / Bags, Gadgets and Tech

Lifepod Rocksteady retro iPod speaker bag

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Old school looks meets new-style technology with the Lifepod Rocksteady retro iPod speaker bag.

It’s very much the vintage holdall, in a range of colour schemes – and has all the space you’d expect from a medium-sized bag. But this bag has one big difference from other retro holdalls – it houses a speaker system. Just plug in your iPod or MP3 player using the supplied cables and play your tunes through the 3w sound system.

You can buy the bags online, priced at $130 (around £70).

Find out more at the Lifepod website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Bo Concept retro-styled glass candlesticks

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I have an apology to make. Yesterday I said that the op art-style mugs from Bo Concept were the only non-bland items in the store’s range. I was wrong – I’ve discovered these amazing retro-styled glass candlesticks.

The picture says as much as you need to know – with designs in that vintage Scandinavian style, fittingly for a Scandinavian design company. Available in black, clear or smoke-coloured glass in a variety of sizes, prices start from a very affordable £8.

Find out more at the Bo Concept website