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Thruxton 48 years on
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I have to say that your mention of "everyone had a transit van" does
conjur up racing in the 50s and 60s!


Wow not the luxury of a Transit van in those days,The bike transporter to be seen in was a Ford Thames 15cwt 3speed hand change,70mph flat out downhill ! 1700cc.with vacuum wipers that stopped going uphill.
Could gear them up a bit if you changed the pinion on the crownwheel for a 10/12cwt model and some of the riders did beef the engines up a bit.
Amazing though journey's in those days took no longer than they do now as many travelled overnight or early morning and the roads were empty even through the centre of towns.
14-09-2006, 12:28 PM
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Thruxton 48 years on - by MV - 13-09-2006, 02:54 PM
[No subject] - by MV - 13-09-2006, 03:21 PM
[No subject] - by sticky - 13-09-2006, 04:37 PM
[No subject] - by MV - 13-09-2006, 04:52 PM
[No subject] - by Arthur Lawn - 13-09-2006, 05:02 PM
[No subject] - by MV - 14-09-2006, 08:46 AM
[No subject] - by Bill Snelling - 14-09-2006, 09:42 AM
[No subject] - by Arthur Lawn - 14-09-2006, 12:28 PM
[No subject] - by Arthur Lawn - 14-09-2006, 07:41 PM
Racing Transport - by PeterCourtney - 16-09-2006, 04:08 PM
[No subject] - by MV - 17-09-2006, 12:39 PM
[No subject] - by PeterCourtney - 17-09-2006, 01:28 PM
[No subject] - by MV - 18-09-2006, 12:26 PM



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