Sam Hewitt

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Triumphant return

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Sam Hewitt

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6th April 2020

On August 15-16, sprinting returned to east Kent, as Ramsgate reverberated to the sound of racing. Words: Alan Turner Photography: […]
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What’s inside the May issue of The Classic MotorCycle?

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Sam Hewitt

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6th April 2020

The new May issue of The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling.
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The season of disruption

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd April 2020

The list of events cancelled and postponed due to the coronavirus is, of course, an extensive one. The highest impact […]
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I know that agony

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd April 2020

With reference to Tim Britton’s ongoing project and losing things when moving house. I too have suffered the same agony. […]
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Percy’s pain in the backside…

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Sam Hewitt

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1st April 2020

Reading the Percy Tait obituary (February 2020) reminded me of the various chats I had with Jaguar tester and legend […]
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Conquest memories

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2020

Martin Squires’ Sketchbooks are outstanding every month but that beautiful drawing of the Cotton Conquest in the January 2020 issue […]
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Cruising treat

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Sam Hewitt

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28th March 2020

What could be better than reading TCM whilst being mid-Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2? I have owned my B31 […]
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Monty’s Beam in museum

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Sam Hewitt

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27th March 2020

Having read the fantastic article in the March edition of The Classic Motorcycle, regarding the Sunbeam S7/S8, I can inform […]
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Mortons Books launch brand new book catalogue brimming with new titles

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Sam Hewitt

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26th March 2020

Mortons Books have just launched their latest book catalogue – brimming with fantastic new titles to explore while you’re stuck at home.
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Back on track

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Sam Hewitt

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25th March 2020

After last year’s postponement caused by heavy snow, it was reassuring that this year’s Bristol Classic Show went ahead with […]
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