Re OBM issue 404, the unidentified Villiers engine bike on page 42 appears to be a Panther 197 of 1958-1960 vintage. It looks very like the one I rode, but mine had the 250 Twin fitted
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More classic Cadwell shots
I enclose two more of Colin Clark’s images. I do not know any details of rider or machines, but the first looks like a Norton International (9), and is marked 1950-1951. The second appears to
Read moreFacing a Rapide sale
For many, the litre capacity vee twins produced in Stevenage under the Vincent banner are right at the top of the classic British motorcycling ladder. Being originally marketed as ‘the world’s fastest motorcycle’ certainly doesn’t
Read moreCar Number Classics by Nicholas Young
Reviewed by Julie Diplock Don’t be misled by the title, there’s just tons of interest for the veteran motorcycle enthusiast in this tome. Where records have survived, it covers every single (ie one letter, one
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Is your shed filled with automotive memorabilia? If it is, then it could be featured in a new television series, due to be filmed later this year. Motorbike-mad TV presenter Henry Cole and his trusty
Read morePioneer Run
Make sure that you’re up and about bright and early on March 24, as that is the day of the Sunbeam MCC Epsom to Brighton Pioneer Run. This year, it’ll run over a new route
Read moreThe Golden Era Run 2019
On Sunday, July 28, the North East Section of the VMCC will once again hold its Golden Era Run, now a firmly established annual event for motorcycles and three-wheelers made before January 1931. This friendly,
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A swift reminder for those of you who like to ride their classic machinery on classic race tracks that this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park is taking entries for the July 12-14
Read moreStafford marks the ‘ton’
This year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, the 39th iteration of the Spring Stafford extravaganza, will celebrate 100 years of racing on the Isle of Man. Clearly, it’s not a century since racing on
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Since taking over from Pete Kelly esq at the helm of the good ship OBM, I’ve been fascinated by the directness of the connection that the publication has with its readers, and how so many
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