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  • Transports of delight at Llandudno Festival

    Transports of delight at Llandudno Festival

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    Sam Hewitt

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    If you receive this copy of OBM on time, you might just be able to make it to the spectacular Llandudno Transport Festival over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend of May 5-7 at Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, Conwy County LL30 1BW. Held in conjunction with the seaside town’s Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza, the event will feature…

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  • Racing tales on dark winter’s nights

    Racing tales on dark winter’s nights

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    Sam Hewitt

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    As a lad, I was brought up with bikes by a bike-mad dad and lots of similar uncles, so I was used to all the petrol pumps in Prescot and the surrounding district. In the 1940s and 50s we had two in the town, Saggerson’s and Clegg’s. Clegg’s had a laundry and a garage fronting…

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  • The Ace Service Station in 1953

    The Ace Service Station in 1953

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I loved the article about old garages in April’s OBM, and also enjoyed Bernie Freeman’s memories mentioning the Ace. By courtesy of the Ace Cafe London Archive, I have attached an image of the cafe and garage taken at around the time of the Coronation in 1953, and offer this general history of the site.…

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  • Royal Enfield’s 1960s two-stroke racers – the story in a scrapbook

    Royal Enfield’s 1960s two-stroke racers – the story in a scrapbook

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Pete Kelly takes our promised fuller look at Herbie Light’s scrapbook covering the progression of the Royal Enfield two-stroke racers of the 1960s. In the mid-1960s, squeezing 34bhp from a 250cc two-stroke ‘single’ was quite a feat, but after starting with a single-carburettor Villiers Starmaker, Royal Enfield rapidly progressed to one of the best-handling and…

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  • ASTE BOLAFFI’S FIRST CLASSIC CARS AND MOTOR VEHICLES AUCTION ON MAY 23RD AT LA PISTA DI ARESE (MILAN)

    ASTE BOLAFFI’S FIRST CLASSIC CARS AND MOTOR VEHICLES AUCTION ON MAY 23RD AT LA PISTA DI ARESE (MILAN)

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Among the highlights there are a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24s Spider, the Alfa Romeo 8c Pandion 2010, and the Bertone Nuccio 2012 For its first Classic Cars and Motor Vehicles Auction, scheduled for May 23rd at “La Pista di Arese” (Milan), Aste Bolaffi will present some of the most iconic vintage cars, with models that range from the…

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  • Supermarket visit ends with BSA Starfire prize

    Supermarket visit ends with BSA Starfire prize

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Stephen Earl from Stamford, Lincolnshire, couldn’t believe his luck when he became the winner of a 1970 BSA Starfire in an exclusive Asda-backed Classic Bike Guide magazine competition. The 48-year-old single-cylinder machine has been tastefully restored, upgraded and modified to suit modern riding conditions, and Stephen said: “When my wife said she wanted to go…

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  • Charity T-shirts mark 1978 TT comeback by ‘Mike the Bike’

    Charity T-shirts mark 1978 TT comeback by ‘Mike the Bike’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Over the past three years, sales of Wemoto’s Festival of Jurby T-shirts have raised more than £48,000 for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters’ Club. Featuring Mike Hailwood on the Sports Motor Cycles Ducati, this year’s design marks the 40th anniversary of his comeback to mainstream motorcycle racing and his Formula 1 TT win on the…

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  • McGuinness loans 131mph-lap TT Honda to Lakeland Motor Museum

    McGuinness loans 131mph-lap TT Honda to Lakeland Motor Museum

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The 2009 Honda CBR1000RR on which John McGuinness achieved the first 131mph lap of the Isle of Man TT course has been loaned to the Lakeland Motor Museum by the aptly named ‘Morecambe Missile’. John used the bike to win the Superbike TT that year – his 15th title – and then in the Senior…

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  • Have your say – and you might win some great Held riding gear

    Have your say – and you might win some great Held riding gear

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Complete the Old Bike Mart reader survey and help us make your favourite newspaper even better – and you might win a top-of-the-range Held helmet or gloves into the bargain! We like to think that OBM offers great value to its readers, with event news, nostalgia, readers’ tales and so much more, but then again…

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  • Great day out at Lytham Hall

    Great day out at Lytham Hall

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    Sam Hewitt

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    For the 11th year, Lytham Hall will host Mark Woodward’s Classic Car & Motorbike Show on Sunday, July 22. The Fylde coast venue is located seven miles from Blackpool, and is easily accessible from the M6/M55. The show will run from 10am until 4pm, and admission prices, including free parking, full access to the park,…

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