Sam Hewitt
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Indian-Vincent’s a Vegas high roller
Bonhams has announced the consignment of a very rare and historically significant motorcycle, the 1949 Indian-Vincent prototype, to its 2017 Las Vegas sale. In 1948 then manager of Indian Motorcycles Ralph Rogers and Philip Vincent agreed on a joint venture to manufacture and sell a hybridisation of their machines to the American market. Two prototypes…
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BSA price Rockets at Yorks sale
A Super Rocket headed the way at the recent Classic Car, Motorcycle and Automobilia auction held in Driffield. The sale at Dee Atkinson & Harrisons sale room in East Yorkshire on December 11, was a great success, with a packed room and multiple bidders on the internet. The auction started with automoblia and straight away…
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Bristol show all set to fly
A rare BSA which saw service with the RAF is set to be one of the stars of the Charterhouse auction at the upcoming Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle show. The Bath and West Showground again hosts the event, over the weekend of February 4-5, and as well as the auction, there will be plenty…
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Book Review: The Panther Story
The Story of Phelon & Moore – Revised edition Author: Barry M Jones Published by: Barry M Jones, Unit 2, Rustic Crafts Workshop, Bixley Lane, Beckley, Rye, East Sussex TN31 6TH (First published by Panther Publishing Ltd.) E-mail: [email protected] www.brenelltape.co.uk Softback, 210 x 280mm (portrait) 326 pages with approx. 250 photographs and illustrations. ISBN…
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A Norton job well done
A few years ago I mentioned to my wife I’d quite like to restore an old motorcycle. My ownership history is mainly Japanese machines. But she suggested I look for a Norton 500T, as this was the bike her father owned when he was courting her mother. After a few months of searching, one appeared…
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Triumph’s forgotten two-strokes
Triumph histories devote pages to lusty belt-drive veteran singles, the First World War DR favourite Model H, Turner’s twins, Cubs, Terriers and more. But often Triumph’s two-strokes are at best given a couple paragraphs, or ignored. Time to let them speak. Words: Richard Rosenthal – Photography: Mortons Archive No brief magazine feature can cover in…
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The future?
Based in Seattle, the Tacoma concours looks set to become a leading international event. Words and photographs: Ian Kerr Many with an interest in classic vehicles in general will have heard of the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance event which takes place in California each year. Started in 1950 with just 30 cars, it now…
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The Dutch TT
There were four classes in the 1928 Dutch Tourist Trophy – 175cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc. In each class there was a British winner. Photographs: MORTONS ARCHIVE Held on June 23, 1928, a Saturday – the Dutch TT/GP always did and still does take place on a Saturday – there were wins for Graham Walker…
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Golden years
1968 represented the first of the famous three top model years for the unit T120 Bonneville. But Alec Taylor bought his for a winter bike! Words: Steve Wilson Photographs: Gary Chapman The twin carb T120 Bonneville is generally (and widely) recognised as the top sporting dog from Meriden Triumph (though experienced riders often prefer a…
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Flying machine
Hawker – a famous name in the aeronautical arena, but an almost forgotten maker of motorcycles… Words: Roy Poynting Photography: Terry Joslin When a Hawker Hunter jet fighter was recently involved in a tragic crash, the everyday media universally described it as a ‘vintage Hawker’. Well, being made in the early-1950s that’s probably true in…
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