BRITISH MOTORCYCLES OF THE 1960S

BRITISH MOTORCYCLES OF THE 1960S

ROY BACON

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Código:
26737
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
OSPREY PUBLISHING
Nº edición:
1
Materia
Historia de las motocicletas en varios idiomas
ISBN:
978-0-85045-785-8
Páginas:
240
Encuadernación:
PORTADA DURA CON CARATULA
Medidas:
270 mm x 205 mm
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Foreword
The pendulum swings
AJS & Matchless
AJS two-strokes
AJW
Alta Suzuki
Ambassador
Ariel
Bond
BSA
Butler
Cheetah
Cotton
Cyclemaster
Dalesman
Dayton
Diamond
DKR
DMW
Dot
Dunstall
Elstar
Excelsior
Firefly
Francis-Barnett
Gaunt
Greeves
Heldun
Hercules
James
Norman
Norton
Panther
Phillips
Phoenx
Radco
Raleigh
Rickman
Royal Enfield
Sapphire
Saracen
Scorpion
Scott
Sprite
Sun
Sunbeam
Triton
Triumph
Trobike
Velocette
Viscoint
Wasp
Model charts
Acknowledgements

When the word "empire" meant more than a cinema in Leicester Square, anything British was the best yoy could buy. Britain had never had it so good and business was booming, both abroad and al home. But in the case of some products, particulary motorcycles, there really was no competition-yet.

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