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  • Morbidelli collection to come under the hammer

    Morbidelli collection to come under the hammer

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    Exciting news is that the world-famous Morbidelli collection, consisting of 300 incredible motorcycles, will be coming up for auction by Bonhams at Stafford on Friday and Saturday, October 18/19, in what will be a three-day sale at the 26th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show. The third day (Sunday October 20) will be reserved for…

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  • AJS reaches almost £29,000 at Sledmere

    AJS reaches almost £29,000 at Sledmere

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    The Classic Car and Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House was another great success with an enviable 90% selling rate. Buyers came from all over the country to bid for the quality offerings and competed on the internet and telephone from around the world. Highlights of the July 6 sale were the 1937 AJS 37/2 that…

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  • SEPTEMBER ISSUE ON SALE NOW!

    SEPTEMBER ISSUE ON SALE NOW!

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    The August 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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  • Spicer Auctioneers move Classic Car & Motorcycle auction date

    Spicer Auctioneers move Classic Car & Motorcycle auction date

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    Spicer Auctioneers have moved the date of their next Classic Car & Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House to Saturday the 26th October, a week earlier than scheduled.

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  • Ten times World Champion to take star role at Stafford

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    The most successful sidecar racer of all time, Steve Webster, will be Guest of Honour at the Carole Nash Motorcycle Mechanics Show this October.

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  • Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

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    Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.

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  • History is made

    History is made

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    Dan Thorpe joins his dad on the Challenge Trophy and they become the only father/son winners of the pre-65… so far. Words: TIM BRITTON Photographs: FIONA WATSON That the hills and fells surrounding Kinlochleven are home to one of the greatest trials riding experiences in the world is a given thing – there are few…

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  • With due reverence…

    With due reverence…

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    The Ixion Run is becoming an established event in the calendar and it is a fitting tribute to a remarkable man. Words and photographs: ALAN TURNER On Sunday, May 5, around three dozen prewar solos and sidecar outfits lined up in the car park of St Barnabas’ Church in Bexhill, Sussex for the Ixion Run.…

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  • Ashford Classic Motorcycle Show

    Ashford Classic Motorcycle Show

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    ELK Promotions made its traditional visit to Ashford Cattle Market in Kent, on Easter Monday (April 22). The event is always popular with vintage and classic enthusiasts from that end of the county, where events further west often involve long and uninspiring journeys. Local clubs and sections provided plenty of different marques and models to…

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  • Going large in Laughton

    Going large in Laughton

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    The Sussex village of Laughton is situated a little off the main roads, but the 27th annual Cuckoo Fayre over May 25-27 was another enormous celebration of just about anything under that catch-all heritage banner, from steam-powered road locomotives to palatial motorhomes. Motorcycles were welcomed under the ‘transport’ umbrella, with more than 130 entries. The…

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