1954 Tt Collection

A true Lightweight
In 1954 the Spanish Montesa team rode these 125cc Sprint models in their first TT. We are not sure who the beefy lifter is: Murray Walker is behind his left elbow, next to him is Cyril Quantrill

Joe Craig, 1954 TT
Norton race team manager Joe Craig, 1954 TT

A meeting of two minds
With his trade-mark Tyrolian hat, Allan Jefferies chats with Bill Lomas; the MV team were testing the bikes at the Creg. Both Bill

Just Testing"
Vic Willoughby, technical editor for Motorcycling tries Ken Swallows leading-link forked G45 Matchless along the Mountain Mile

The works van
Having shipped the van by cargo boat, the bikes being shipped by passenger boar, a pair of Manx Nortons are wheeled aboard for the short trip along the promenade to the Castle Mona Hotel

Travelling marshal needed - bring own bike
Before Triumph offered to supply the TMs with machines, those asked to undertake the task had to provide their own machines. Dennis Morgan ride this plunger A10, it maybe that BSA provided the machine

The Glencrutchery Road Nightingale
Graham Walker giving his TT race report for the BBC from the Grandstand. A TT winner, team manager, he was the first of the great commentators. But not everyone liked it, as shown in this telegram!

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