Newsletter No 29 - VMCC - Isle of Man

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I was a kid. I had no idea of what it was like, but on being told it was a shaft drive four cylinder, I said "Yes, how much" "Nothing, you can have it, but a lot is missing". It transpired it was dismantled around 1937, changed hands during the war, and while the frame and other parts were waiting to be put away the wartime "salvage collectors" did just that, and took them away. Later, my Bob and the Vauxhall on the 1976 VMCC Manx Rally friend, Stan, collected what was left, except the wheels, which were stored under the floor of the house. When he gave me the bits he had to go back to the house and ask the new tenant if he could take up the floor to get the wheels! At that time Clive and I were friendly with the designer at Lea Francis Cars, we were using one of their engines in Clive's sprint car - and he knew the chief designer at Vauxhalls. So with suitable introductions I wrote asking for information, what I got was nearly a full set of drawings, half full size. It was from these over the next seven years I made the missing bits, with the results you all know. Sadly this all took place thirty years ago, and the poor old bike is beginning to show its age again, but goes as well as ever. To be Continued... Page 38
Competition time Answers Q.1 Ray Knight Q. 2 1974 Q. 3 Testing a Puch Maxi Moped Page 39
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Newsletter No 29 - VMCC - Isle of Man

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