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Velocette LE With a production run of 23 years, it’s hard to say that Veloce Ltd’s ‘Little Engine’ machines were not a success but an initial outlay in excess of £100,000 in plant, machinery and tooling, immediately after WWII, was a colossal sum of money, which failed to bring the returns hoped for and as…

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Matchless G3 Mercury and Norton ES2 Matchless and Norton are two of the great names of the British motorcycle industry. Indeed, it was a Matchless and a Norton which won the two classes (single and twin-cylinder) of the first TT race in 1907. Through the teens and 1920s both firms were on sound footings, with…

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1929 Neander V-twin I pride myself on knowing at least something about a wide range of motorcycles, but I freely admit that until recently my knowledge of Neanders amounted to almost zilch. To be precise it amounted to being aware that in the 2008 Bonham’s auction of the late Professor Ehn’s collection, a slightly bizarre…

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Best of the breed? It was during a stint on the Mortons stand at the Birmingham NEC’s when the affection held for Vincents manifested itself. Our stand was in the Classic Village, directly opposite the 15 competitors for the Carole Nash/Classic Motorcycle Machine of the Year. This fine selection of machines ranged from a vintage…

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Within 10 years both forms of transport were firmly relegated to history. The Panther’s single seat sidecar has a ‘dicky’ seat, where one of the two well-wrapped children is nestled. Both are watching the express train “…roll like a toy train over the viaduct below”. Said viaduct is in Monsal Dale and passes over the…

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