Sam Hewitt

What happened to my Zundapp twin?

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Sam Hewitt

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27th January 2018

I was once the proud owner of a 600cc Zundapp which I bought while serving in the Army in Germany, when its British Zone number plate was FK 59 B. I eventually brought it into the UK customs-cleared, and a new number, 710 BRX, was issued. I sold it to a local man here in…
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Those ‘Tin Snails’ have a lot to answer for!

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Sam Hewitt

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27th January 2018

Two cylinders, two seats and three wheels adds up to a Lomax 223 – and Mick Payne starts off the new year by taking a close look at one of these unusual three-wheelers. Powered by an air-cooled flat-twin engine, Citroen’s quirky 2CV has always been a firm favourite among the many cars I have owned.…
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Half a century on – the triples that took Britain into the superbike age

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Sam Hewitt

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27th January 2018

While 58bhp and a top speed of 122mph might not seem that much these days, when the 740cc Triumph Trident and BSA Rocket 3 were launched in 1968, the motorcycling weeklies were euphoric. Old Bike Mart takes as look at one of the first road tests of these trend-setting triples to be published. While we…
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Bristol show unveiling for new RE Interceptor

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Sam Hewitt

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27th January 2018

THE new RE Interceptor will be ceremoniously uncovered on the Interceptor Group Stand, (259 Sedgmoor) in the Bristol Classic Bike Show at 11am on Saturday, February 3. A spokesperson for the organisation said: “The Interceptor Group has waited 47 years to see the continuation of the line and we will be celebrating accordingly. “Visitors are…
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Umberslade feature brought a surprise – for there I was!

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Sam Hewitt

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20th January 2018

Thank you for your excellent magazine. I enjoy reading it every month. What surprised me last time was finding myself pictured top centre on page 33 at my drawing board while working at Umberslade Hall. I worked next to the writer, John Finch, and got along with him very well. I remember visiting him at…
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Horsman’s photo evoked some great memories

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Sam Hewitt

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20th January 2018

It was good to see Bruce Preston’s photo of Horsman’s of Liverpool in the last issue. I worked in the workshop there for a year or so in 1970/71. The workshop foreman was Ted Gatward and the Phil Read look-alike was Dave Lodge, with Brodie ever the English gent. Good memories! Brian Tolliday, Email Read…
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Starting the new year afresh – with a vintage argument

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Sam Hewitt

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20th January 2018

In this thought-provoking piece Nigel Stennett-Cox, who’s equally well known in the worlds of old motorcycles and cars, challenges some of the concepts thrown up by the words ‘vintage’ and ‘classic’. “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less…” Those ever fresh and relevant…
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A mouth-watering Cheney Gold Star

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Sam Hewitt

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20th January 2018

John McCrink, who also took the photos, visits famed bike builder Bob Pearson to drool over a classic special that he acquired at Stafford in 2005 and is well deserving of any gold star. Anyone who knows Bob Pearson would agree that he enjoys building bikes just as much as riding them. Classic road race…
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Steve Jones, of Steve’s Stainless, dies of heart attack in Goa

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Sam Hewitt

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13th January 2018

Steve Jones of Steve’s Stainless, who was known to thousands of motorcyclists at autojumble events and was an unmistakable figure in his jester’s headgear, collapsed and died of a heart attack while on holiday in Goa with his wife Mand in November, and his cremation has taken place in India. Steve, whose business was featured…
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TR30C rally will celebrate 50 years of iconic triples

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Sam Hewitt

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13th January 2018

This year’s Annual Rally of the Trident & Rocket 3 Owners’ Club at the Anglesey circuit in North Wales on July 13-14 will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of the iconic triples in 1968. It is anticipated that the format will be similar to last year’s event, with track sessions, an autojumble…
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