My heart skipped a beat and I spluttered an expletive when I saw the photo of the Messerschmitt bubble car RTK 873 on page 40 of OBM (April) because I was once the proud owner
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Lovely artwork – but who really lived there?
I refer to Douglas Orchard’s letter entitled ‘Another twist on Norton history’ about a hoarding in Hampton Hill, Middlesex, advertising a development ‘on the site of the house in which the Norton family once lived’.
Read moreMore two-strokes that Royal Enfield built
There were some sad omissions from the interesting article about Royal Enfield two-strokes (OBM April) because, between the 1920s and 30s, the firm made several other such machines using their own engines. Then in the
Read moreOver and out Webb’s Farm – those were the days!
As I was sorting through some old trials riding photos the one below, showing a BSA C15 being manhandled out of a bog, brought a smile and an enjoyable memory of the sport in the
Read moreCurly always had time for a chat
I have just finished reading the article in OBM (March) about Classic Bike Shop in Redditch, the town where I was born in 1946. I lived just around the corner from what would eventually become
Read moreShort Bantam ride felt like a marathon
The accompanying photo was taken 60 years ago, in 1957, outside my grandmother’s house in Dalston, north London, and I was very proud of myself after riding my recently-bought 1950 D1 BSA Bantam from my
Read moreThe day Fred Marsh’s V8 breezed in
It was with great interest that I read the article about the Marsh MR4 in OBM (February). I was at the 1976 TT when I was fortunate enough to meet Fred Marsh. I’d pulled in
Read morePrized poster will always remind me of Ken
Your tribute to Ken Hallworth on page three of last month’s OBM was of great interest to me. I’m not exactly sure when it was that I first met Ken, but it was very early
Read moreWartime competition was fast and furious
Simon Warner’s recent article about the Bar-None Club was most interesting, and brought to mind memories of my father George Dudley. Born in 1921, he was a motorcycle-mad youngster and eventually raced Big-Port AJS and
Read moreThe car the Roamer’s engine powered
I’m the editor of Freewheel, the bi-monthly magazine of the Rover Sports Register, a non-profit-making club that covers all Rover products from cycles to motorcycles and cars right up to the last 2005 models. One
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