From The Archive

Velocette’s LE – for Little Engine – doesn’t perhaps spring immediately to mind as a long-distance mount, but that didn’t deter this 1956 tourist. Image: MORTONS ARCHIVE Writing in the September 6, 1956 issue of The Motor Cycle, Harold Briercliffe detailed how he’d covered 1400 miles in nine days, on a 192cc side-valve flat twin…

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Here is a warming image of the works Scott team at the Isle of Man TT in 1925. It seems a far cry from today’s professional and serious garage set-ups, yet the work, the conversations, and the ultimate goal remain the same 97 years on. The 1925 Senior TT will be remembered by many for…

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When the Melbourne Corner section was added to the Donington Park circuit in 1938, the first motorcycle meeting saw a flock of stars in attendance. Photographs: MORTONS ARCHIVE This composite picture (it’s two pieces joined together) was used on the letters page in the April 28,1938, edition of The Motor Cycle with the caption: “Bank…

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