A very special 1938 Brough Superior SS100 sold for an incredible £241,500 at the Iconic Auction staged at the NEC Classic Motor Show, Birmingham on Sunday, 12 November 2023. The SS100 featured, reg GUM 239, is fitted with a 990cc Matchless overhead valve, one of just 102 Matchless engined Broughs built. Of that total just […]
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What to make of the results from the Charterhouse auction of classic & vintage motorcycles on 26 October 2023? There were some good prices made, a number of bargains, but also quite a few unsold in the 200 lots. Let’s start with the positives. A new 2022 Norvin built by specialist JMC Classics went under
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Over the years, Triumph has bandied around the name ‘Trophy’ willy-nilly. Sometimes it’s attached to a trail bike but more often to a tourer – as recently as 2017 – but ‘Trophy’ comes from a very worthy background. In 1948 Triumph entered its then new TR5 off-road capable 500cc twin in the prestigious (and very
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FB Mondial is one of those motorcycle manufacturers bathed in myth and legend, dominating grand prix racing during the early and mid 1950s. Created by a band of brothers named Boselli (the FB stands for Fratelli Boselli) in Milan in 1929, they produced advanced and successful racing bikes winning five rider and constructor world championships.
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