My dad, Jim Mundy, raced with Archie Goddard in scrambles in the early-to-mid 1950s, and they were pretty good friends for a while, but then lost touch with each other after Dad gave up scrambling
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Police evaluation Terriers recalled
The letter from John Lines on page 38 of OBM (August) was of interest to me as I run the Tiger Cub and Terrier ‘Register of Survivors’, and was interested to see if any of
Read moreGreat to see George Pooley again
After a long and complicated search to get in touch my old friend George Pooley, whose hand-built specials included a four-cylinder Trident called the Quadrant and a 1500cc Triumph six (two T160 triples joined together
Read moreMemories kindled of a track King
The accompanying photo and information were given to me by a friend, and I thought it might interest your readers. The rider is Dave Anderson, my friend’s late uncle, who was born around 1918/19 so
Read moreCombined back sprocket and brake drum sought for 1920 AJS TT project
I have an extremely rare and interesting project that’s been percolating for about 30 years, but was delayed because I was one of those involved in the resurrection of eight racing Velocettes amongst many others
Read moreThose Beezas were at Dover’s Western Docks
The picture of a group of mostly BSA riders in your ‘Unidentical Twins’ feature in OBM (June) was taken just outside the Customs & Excise car hall at the Western Docks in Dover. The view
Read moreMoving house – with a sidecar outfit
A friend recently sent me a number of photographs of old motorcycles dating from the early part of the last century, some of which readers might find very interesting, as I certainly did. The photo
Read moreRecalling the National Rally of 1962
When I received last month’s OBM and saw the National Rally seafront scene at Rhyl, I was quite taken aback, thinking it was the same rally I took part in, but then I realised my
Read moreThose were the days – welcome to Rhyl, 1954!
I recognised the photo on the front page of last month’s OBM as my old stomping ground of Rhyl promenade straightaway – not that I was lucky enough to have seen it in its heyday
Read moreThat’s one way to transport a vintage motorcycle!
Your feature about the vintage reunion at Montlhery was most welcome. I’m sure many of your readers would love the event as it features only prewar machinery in two, three and four-wheeled form, making it
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