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Domenica Sport handmade bicycle by Bertelli

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Bikes don't get much more stylish than the Domenica Sport bicycle by Bertelli.

Not just rolled off a production line, each one is unique, with every part assembled, finished and fine-tuned by hand, mixing new part with 'new old stock' and viontage parts found everywhere from old bike shops to flea markets. And don't to see a logo – Bertelli doesn't do those.

But it does do the Domenica Sport, which offers up  Nitto dropbars on a 'rare' Belgian-made Titan stem, an alien track frame 55 black and silver wheelset, Gran Compe SS White tyres, a swallow Wrights W3SW saddle, vintage SR custom seatpost, chrome straight fork, Gipiemme special cranks, Campagnolo 46T chainring on 16T rear cog, MKS track pedals, soma double-gate toeclips and MKS toestraps. Obviously none of that comes cheap, with a price for the above coming in at $1,600. See over the page for a detail shot.

Find out more at the Bertelli website

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Buy a ‘new’ 80s-style DeLorean DMC-12 online at the DeLorean Motor Company

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Back in 2007, we featured one of these in need of serious work just to get moving, but now you can pick up a DeLorean DMC-12 like 'new'. Indeed, it even has room for your iPod.

Made famous by its time machine posturing in Back To The Future and still collectable because of the short production span (1981 – 1983), the car has got a new lease of life via the DeLorean Motor Company, which is owned and run by Texas entrepreneur Stephen Wynne – and the proud owner of the substantial number of spare parts produced for the car.

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Super-sized Mini Countryman gets priced and dated for UK

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When is a Mini not a Mini? Well, some would say when BMW bought it, but in truth, it's probably with the launch of the Mini Countryman, heading your way in September from £16,000.

The newly-launched model still keeps those past-inspired looks and that iconic name, but a size up makes this more of a family runaround than a nippy number about town. That's no accident – this is indeed the Mini for when your single days are numbered.

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Retro childhood poem tea towel

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If your childhood memories date to slightly further back than the characters featured in the Saturday Mornings in the 80s paper cut, this retro childhood poem tea towel may be more to your taste.

Drawing on memories of the 1970s, it shows a poem which waxes lyrical about some of the childhood delights from that decade: pogo sticks and space hoppers, black jacks and fruit salad sweets, the Beano and Jackie magazines and so on. The nostalgia fest is topped off with an image of the 70s favourite bike – the chopper.

This trip down memory lane costs just £6. 

Buy it from Rockett St George

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Camper van needlepoint kit

Camper van needlepoint

Long gone are the days when craft sets focused on reproducing only twee images of kittens or flowers. There's an increasing range of kits featuring more contemporary designs that you might actually want to have in your home when finished, such as this VW camper van needlepoint kit.

You'll probably recognise the illustration as one of Pearl & Earl's, now recreated in wool, complete with a colourful stripy background. The kit contains everything you'll need to recreate it: 10hpi (holes per inch) canvas, which is great for beginners, wool, needles and chart and, probably most importantly, instructions.

The kit uses high quality materials which is reflected in the price of £60. 

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Categories / Cars and Bikes, Food and Drink

Beetle Bug Mugs from Pearl & Earl

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Pearl & Earl have introduced another classic retro car into the kitchen with these Beetle Bug Mugs. You'll probably recognise the style of the design from their VW Camper van mugs that have been around for a while now, but now the VW Beetle gets its turn.

The mugs each feature two illustrations of the car on the choice of 3 colours shown here. Big fan of the design? Handily they've also introduced matching tea towels. 

The mugs cost £6. 

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