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Vincent (library pic) Below is the inventory of the forthcoming Vintage Sale on April 26 at Cheffins Saleground, Sutton, Ely, Cambs CB2 2QT. A good selection of affordable and useable classics. Cheffin's experts are always pleased to examine your barn or attic finds to provide a guide to their potential auction value… Closing date for…

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Rob Caldwell has owned this Ariel VH500 for two years and has already racked up many miles. That’s genuine Isle of Man heather tucked in by the headlight For a few brief hours on this particular Saturday the village hall was crammed with motorcycle parts, sellers and buyers attending the annual jumble organised by the…

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The 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show takes place on the weekend of April 26-27 and along with the man himself, both the MV Agusta and Ferrari that took Surtees to two- and four-wheeled world championship glory will be in attendance. James Robinson, editor of the event’s title publication The Classic Motorcycle, said: “What…

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Dave Collett continues decades of motorcycling with his recently-acquired 5T Triumph Early arrival offered a chance to socialise and see what bikes had received attention over the winter. Arch-enthusiast Gavin Shaw has a four-day rally in Norway pencilled in. Final destination is Trondheim, but Gavin is making the trip on a competition Bantam. The only…

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April TCM out now! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph        • News    • Diary     • Subscribe and save          • Bristol show       • What we did this winter • Letters • Norton Dominator Super Profile • BSA V-twin         • Beardmore Precision      • Straight from the plate – Thruxton, 1951 • Reader’s restoration – Rudge Multi          •…

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New website for Classic Bike Shows Exhibition manager Nick Mowbray said: “With six weekend events, as well as several one day autojumbles, as part of our calendar now our web presence has been rapidly increased in recent years. “We’ve invested time and effort into developing our social media sites and the Classic Bike Shows app,…

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There will be plenty to see with displays from all aspects of motorsport: • Classic F1 cars • BSB Superbike teams • Rally, including Group B • Speedway and Supermoto • Track day companies (2 and 4 wheel) • Race driving school • Mallory Motorsport Club • Classic vintage cars and bikes Plus there wll…

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A variety of track-racing machinery on display at Paradise Park Speedway Museum Former speedway rider Peter Sampson, who rode for Swindon and Hackney, owns the Park complex. It is about 10 miles from High Beech in Epping Forest, which is generally accepted as the site of the first 'dirt-track' event as speedway was initially known.…

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Using a 496cc Blue Star solo and 591cc M21 sidecar outfit selected from dealers’ stock by ACU officials, the challenge was to follow the English and Welsh coastline without stopping the engines (a distance of about 2500 miles). This included ascents of Bwlch-y-Groes, (the equivalent of climbing 31,000ft at an average incline of 1-in-4.9), riding…

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