Sam Hewitt

A Kentish legacy

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Sam Hewitt

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17th April 2019

The first instalment of a two-part story detailing the life and times of Tom Arter – racer, enthusiast, sponsor and supporter. Words: ALAN TURNERPhotographs: ALAN TURNER/MORTONS ARCHIVE There are many motorcyclists with workshop skills. Some of them seem able to solve any problem that an errant combustion engine might possibly throw at them. But the…
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Marvellous Mi-Val

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Sam Hewitt

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16th April 2019

Ever heard of a Mi-Val? Not many have, but this rare example of the 200TV proves that many are missing out. Words: PHIL TURNER Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN You’d be forgiven for never having heard of Mi-Val, so rare a machine are they here in the UK; they are and were in fact fairly scarce anywhere…
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The need for speed

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Sam Hewitt

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16th April 2019

This beautiful 650cc Bonneville from what was arguably the pre-unit T120’s top year, does not disappoint. Words: STEVE WILSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN What goes around, as they say, comes around. Back in the day (the early 1960s) Barry Winter, while already a committed Gold Star owner (see TCM Aug 2018), had succumbed to the allure…
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Parma’s a treat for enthusiasts

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

The ASI MotoShow takes place from May 24-26 at the Ricardo Paletti circuit in Varano, Parma. The event is for motorcycles built before 1997 and attracts a fabulous, diverse entry, from single-geared pioneer era machines to screaming early 1990s two-stroke racers. Now in its 18th year, around 750 participating motorcycles are anticipated. Public admission is…
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Isle of Man TT – The Golden Years, 1963-1982, Volume Three

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

Author: Mick Duckworth Published by: Lily Publications Ltd, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man IM99 4LP www.lilypublications.co.uk Fax: +44 (0) 1624 898 446 Hardback, 210 x 205mm (landscape); 96 pages with over 110 photographs and illustrations. ISBN 9781911177258 £16. This third volume in the TT Golden Years series follows the previous two chronologically, with…
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World record broken

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

There was a new world record of £425,500 for a Brough-Superior SS100 established at H&H’s auction at the National Motorcycle Museum on March 2. The subject SS100 was owned and ridden by F P ‘Gentleman’ Dickson in the 1920s. Dickson was George Brough’s closest friend and they entered many events together as the Brough factory…
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Overseas buyers help Sledmere hit new high

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

With plenty of overseas interest, and some good prices realised on spares, the recent Dee, Atkinson and Harrison sale at Sledmere House in East Yorkshire was an outstanding success. New homes were found for 98% of the lots as a house record of £460,000, including buyer’s premium was reached. The sale included the Mike Hanson…
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Ton of TT memories at a special Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

So Stafford is once more nearly upon us – and this year’s International Classic MotorCycle Show promises to be something special. The theme of the main stand is the 100th TT – not the 100th anniversary of the start of the event (this was 12 years ago), but recognition that the 2019 edition will be…
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John Victor Brittain (1931-2019)

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

A true sportsman and gentleman, who will forever be associated with the Royal Enfield marque. Words: TIM BRITTON Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE To document the life of a rider such as Johnny Brittain, who passed away on March 7, 2019, aged 87, is not an easy task. One could simply list the sporting successes achieved by…
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Editor’s Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

Firstly, an apology. Last month’s museum guide managed to relocate a number of museums, though of course they hadn’t actually been relocated, it’s just our amateur cartographers managed to muddle where each one should have been. Sorry for any confusion caused – and the guide is in again this month, on pages 74-75, with places…
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