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A Swiss charioteer
Years before Fritz Scheidegger, Hans Haldeman was the leading Swiss sidecar racer. Hans is seen joining the mountain circuit at Cronk ny Mona; the section from Cronk to the Creg was run in

THE cream of the crop
Manx Grand Prix winner and master baker Don Crossley made this celebration cake to honour Kiwi Rod Coleman;s 1954 Junior TT win with the three-valve AJS

A rare Island visitor - the Horex
With the gearbox tucked up under the rear of the tank - as on the early Douglas this Horex is seen at the 1953 Swiss GP held at Berne. A Horex was seen here in 1955, but briefly

One of the first Tritons?
In the early 50s, Nortons would not sell just an engine to Cooper Cars for their Formula 3 racers. This meant a lot of Manx chassis were available

1953 Ultra Lightweight pratice
In addition to his works Norton rides, John Surtees was contarcted to ride Dr Joe Ehrlichs 125 EMC at th3 1953 TT. Just two mile sfruther on from this shot at Rhencullen

1953 Senior TT practice
Ray Amm appeared only once in practice with these trailing-link front forks. His facial expression would seem to indicate he was not enjoying the experiance

Frank Fox - racer / author
Frank Fox winning the 1953 Junior Manx Grand Prix. His autoiography Living to Race, Racing to Live is a facinating read

1953 Clubman Junior
Derek Powell prepares for the Bray Hill dip on his way to winning the 1953 Junior Clubmans TT. BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) presented a rifle to Derek which he still uses today

Bill Doran - AJS Porcupine
Bill Doran uses up all the suspension on the AJS Porcupine as he bottoms out on Bray Hill. Dorans Bends was named after him when he crashed there in 1950

Parkfield Corner - first lap
The Norton pairing of Eric Oliver/Les Nutt and Pip Harris/Ray Campbell lead the 1954 SidecarTT into Parkfield for the first time. Oliver won, Harris retired

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

1955 Sidecar TT
1955 World Chamoions Willy Faust/ Karl Remmert fends off the challenge of Wilhelm Noll/Fitz Cron. Both retired, leaving Walter Schneider to win

Glen Helen Cycle race
A selection of racers lineup for a charitry race across the Glen Helen dance floor. Cromie McCandless in adjusting his glasses Rod Coleman and Bill Doran smile for the camera

Richening the mixture
With a left-mounted float chamber, Fergus Anderson leans his Guzzi to the right to richen the mixture before starting the 1954 Junior TT

Press-testing the 1954 Senior TT winner
1949 350cc World Champion FreddieFrith relaxes after riding Ray Amms 1954 Senior TT winning proboscis Norton. Graham Walker, ex-TT racer and editor of The Motor Cyccling is extreme left

1959 Junior MGP team winners - Peveril MCC
Reg Dearden of Manchester was always a supporter of Manx riders. In the 1958 Junior his rders Mike Kelly (2, 13th) Eddie Crooks (90, 2nd) and Bob Dowty (80, 5th) won the team prize for the Peveril MCC

Crisp
Theres not much for Arturo Magni to salvage from the burnt remains of John Hartles 500 MV after this fire at Governors Bridge in the 1958 Senior TT

1958 Ultra Lightweight TT
In addition to his Ducati ride, Swiss ace Luigi Taveri rode works bikes for MV, MZ, Honda and Kreidler during his 11-year TT career

Honey, I shrunk the Vincent
It is not unsual to overbore an engine; Peter Darvill went the other way and converted a Comet in 350cc, on which he finished 55th in the 1958 Junior Manx

The Moto Guzzi camp
The Mandello mechanics work on their machines. The multiple, small-bore exhausts draped over the frame would suggest the machine in the foreground is the awesone V-8, ridden by Dickie Dale

1958 Ultra Lightweight TT
Dave Chadwick, seen her in the evening sun at the Manx Arms, Onchan, took third place for Ducati in the 1958 Ultra Lightweight TT

Easy does it
Geoff Monty uses the (custom made) pliers to compress the valve springs on this Manx Norton; flying collets were not uknown

The first G50 Matchless
Vic Willoughby inspects the prototype G50 Matchless as Jack Williams prepares the bike for Jack Wood to use for Travelling marshal duty

1958 Sidecar TT practice
Eric Oliver with passenger Mrs Pat Wise drove their standard Norton Dominatir twin with Watsonian sidecar in the 1958 Sidecar TT, They finished 10th

The Barker Headless 4
In 1958 George Barker rode this interesting machine in the Southern 100. Motive power would appear to be two 125 twin two-stroke engines, one inverted on top of the other

1951 Junior TT weigh-in
Geoff Duke brings his Manx Norton to the weigh-in. Geoff was to end the 1951 season as the BBC Sportsman of the Year and double world champion. In his racing career Geoff took 33 GP victories

1951 Senior Clubman TT
John Draper, European Scrambles Champion and Scottish Six Days Trial winner. A works BSA rider, the Clubman rules forbid his use of their machines

Creg ny Baa - 1950 Junior TT
Shirt-sleeve order for hundreds of spactators as they view the 1950 Junior. Many of the them had probaby arrived on the one-day excursions set up by the motorcycle magazines

An Italian v-twin masterpiece
A desgin that Mandello raced with success from the 30s to the 50s - the Moto Guzzi 500cc race motor as raced by Stanley Woods, Bob Foster and Omobono Tenni

Bob McIntyres tuner
Fort many years Bob McIntyre and Alistair King were sponsored and mentored by Bellshill tuner (and funeral director) Joe Potts

A TT Centenarian
Jock McCredie (Excelsior) Riding the last prewar TT 1939; he rode basically the same Excelsior through to his last TT; the 1953 Lightweight. Seen here at Cronk ny Mona in 1952

1950 Lightweight Clubman TT
Yes, the tank does say Panther! Not known for their sporting models since the 1920s Dunstable & DMCs Geoff Wakefield chose to race this Model 65

1952 weigh-in capers
Dane Sven Sorensen ride his unicycle - with optional and disconnevted front end - through the weigh-in area. Many tried - and failed - to ride the thing

Mondial on high
What would that little cargo be worth these days? Three of the all-conquering 125 Mondial racers are swung ashore from the Lady of Mann

1950 Junior Clubman - the choas of cold starting
In 1950 the Clubman regulations did not allow engines to be warmed up before the start. If the bike did not start within three kicks, they were ushered to the side to try and start

Harold Daniell - pre and post-war star
Harold Daniell heels the newly introduced Rex McCandless-framed Manx Norton into Ballaugh Bridge. It ws Harold who, after testing the new frame against the older plunger version

1950 Manx Cup
Norman Culpan was a renowned motor racer, finishing third in the 1949 Le Mans 24 hour race in his Frazer Nash. In 1928 he finished 28th in the Senior Manx Grand Prix on a Rudge; 20 years later

1952 Junior Clubman TT
The all-action style as Scot Bob McIntyre (350 BSA) hurtles into the Bray Hill dip. Bob finished second with a record lap

Early Morning Practice
It really was this dark for early morning practiceQ No. 19 is Frank Cope with his lightweight short-stroke AJS. Frank was still racing in his 80s

14th International Empire Trophy Race
Still committed as a works Norton rider, Geoff Duke had several drives for Aston Martin in 1952, including the British Empire Trophy race. Seen here at Parkfield Corner on the Willaston course

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

1954 Junior Norton team
The Norton team for the 54 Junior; Jack Brett (23) featured just pannier tanks. Ray Amm (32) rode the fully-faired proboscis and Bob Keeler (85) rode an unfaired model

1954 Sidecar TT
Jacques Drion and Inge Stoll Laforge wait for the start. TheFrench/German combination fiished seventh in the Sidecar World Chamoionship that year

The Proboscis
Southern Rhodesian Ray Amm forces on through Cronk ny Mona on the distinctly-faired works Norton in the 1954 Junior. He won the Senior that year but retired in the Junior

1951 Junior Clubman TT
Having broken his 90+ Douglas on the run down the mountain, a helmetless Charles Robinson freewheels through Governors Bridge

The Peveril Aces Display Team
Pre-dating the Purple Helmets by many years, the Peveril Aces, members of the Peveril Motorcycle and Light Car Club gave riding displays at fetes and gymkhanas throughout the Island

Clive Offer (Aermacchi) and Edward Ditchfield (DMW) 1965 Lightweight Manx Grand Prix
Clive Offer (Aermacchi) and Edward Ditchfield (DMW) at Signpost Corner, 1965 Lightweight Manx Grand Prix

Bob Mawby (Norton) 1963 Senior Manx Grand Prix

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