06-10-2019, 04:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-10-2019, 11:45 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(04-10-2019, 06:50 PM)Mike Costigan Wrote: Some time ago I offered Dougal a couple of brand new pre-war tyres still in paper wrapping (not Austin Seven sizes!) and his reaction was they were only fit for the scrap heap.
Remember that 100% original Sparkbrook motorcycle, Mike? In 1967 I spotted a 2.25-inch beaded-edge tyre hanging on the wall of a motor-spares shop in SE London. "How much is that?" I asked. "It's new." growled the owner, "Been there since me dad started this place in 1936. Never managed to sell it. Just ten shillings, son, it's a genuine old one." I managed to beat him down to five bob and, as it appeared to be in perfect condition, fitted it to the front wheel of the Sparkbrook whose original 1921 types were still in place. Fifteen years later it was still there, and probably is to this day. Living dangerously, eh!