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Cheffins has more than 70 classic motorcycles coming into the Cambridge Vintage Sale on April 22. Included is a description 1951 Triumph 6T Thunderbird Bonneville Salt Flats Land Speed Racer which holds the national record in the 650cc M-VG Class held at the 2008 International Speed Trials at Bonneville. Other highlights include a lovely 1938…

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Following the death of John Surtees, we’ll be celebrating the life and achievements of the two and four-wheeled world champion with a special 32-page supplement, free with our next (June) issue. It will draw heavily on the Mortons archive, featuring a plethora of pictures of the great man in action on board the machines upon…

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The V-four Matchless featured in our last issue, and auctioned by Dee, Atkinson & Harrison at Sledmore House in Yorkshire on March 4, realised a premium inclusive (10% plus VAT) £48,160. The venue’s next auction will be on July 29; submit entries by contacting Andrew Spicer 01377 253151 or [email protected] Read more News and Features…

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The oldest known extant Vespa, one of the first series (‘0’) scooters, came up for sale with Dutch online auction site Catawiki. With prototypes one and two gone, this, the third, is the oldest. At the time of going to press, it had been bid to over £123,000! Have a look at www.catawiki.com Read more…

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The next edition of The Classic MotorCycle, the May 2017 number, has a cover feature which details BSA’s handsome and unusual BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler. In the 1950s and early 1960s, desert racing was big business in America – and BSA, along with fellow British maker Triumph, was, for the most part, the ‘weapon of…

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The Bristol show once more lived up to its reputation as a friendly, fun, feature-filled event, with some show-stopping machines up for delectation. For a few minutes, I stood by the information desk at the Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show. A man approached the desk: “Where’s the Lawrence Brough, please?” he enquired, and received…

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What is believed to be the only original/unrestored 1912 Henderson known in America, complete with original paint and tyres, sold at Mecum’s Las Vegas sale for a staggering $490,000. The in-line four, featuring a 59 cubic inch F-Head Four Cylinder engine, came out of the Doc Cleveland collection. Its unique condition, and the fact it…

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An overhead camshaft, four-cylinder 600cc machine, in a spring frame. Launched in late 1930. The Matchless Silver Hawk really was ahead of its time. Words: JAMES ROBINSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN The history of motorcycling is littered with glorious failure. Admittedly, some is more glorious than others – say, perhaps, Phillip Vincent’s determination to engineer (over-engineer)…

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Dave Degens of Dresda Triton is guest of honour at the South of England Classic Show & Bikejumble on April 2. Dave will be bringing his rare 1958 Matchless G45 to the South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex. Although never overly successful, only 200 were made of this 500cc triple-valve-spring twin. You can listen…

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In 1967, when the Royal Enfield factory in Redditch closed, the Enfield Cycle Company Ltd was purchased by Norton Villiers Ltd. Norton Villiers contracted Enfield Precision Engineers to carry on production of the Royal Enfield Interceptor. Enfield Precision Engineers had been producing virtually all the postwar Royal Enfield twin engines from the early 1950s and…

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