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Bert-Fruin-1956 H L Fruin Keywords: Fruin, Motorcycle, motorbike, racer, rider, bike, race, 1950s, 50cc, dart, mortons, archive
H-L-Fruin-1955-TT H L Fruin Keywords: Fruin, Motorcycle, motorbike, racer, rider, bike, race, 1950s, 50cc, dart, mortons, archive
H-L-Fruin-on-a-FRUIN-SP50-leads-J-C-Hemmett-on-his-ITOM-50-at-Crystal-Palace-1957 H L Fruin Keywords: Fruin, Motorcycle, motorbike, racer, rider, bike, race, 1950s, 50cc, dart, mortons, archive
H-L-Fruin-speaks-with-JPG-26-12-1957 H L Fruin Keywords: Fruin, Motorcycle, motorbike, racer, rider, bike, race, 1950s, 50cc, dart, mortons, archive

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates (1 file)

Straight from the plate images as used in the Classic MotorCycle magazine.
Brit-Expts- 50-009 L A Ratcliffe onhis 1950s 347cc Matchless Keywords: 1950, British Experts Trial, Feet up in the Fifties, Glass Plate Collection, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Sunbeam point-to-point April 1953 (1 file)

062 SFTP 03 Sunbeam point-to-point, April 1953 - Typical 1950s scrambleing paddock complete with Castrol van in the background. Keywords: 2013, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, Point to point, Straight from the plate, Sunbeam, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (2 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.
BSA91a Probably BSA's most successful trials sidecar driver of the 1950s was Frank Darrieulat, here in the 1958 SSDT, won that year by Goldie driving Jack Oliver. Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
WD420955@Scootering Centre A Bond scooter and a Lambretta LD arrive at a checkpoint during a night trial on the Isle of Man in the 1950s. Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Ocrober, Scootering

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles (14 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
001 K 001 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - A familiar sight in 1950s and 60s Britian - and L-plate bedecked Bantam. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
038 Domm 03 The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
038 Domm 04 The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
038 w line Dommies The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
046 4037 Singles club. Take two classic singles from the 1950s, a pretender from the 80s, throw in three riders of differing attitudes and see what the mix throws up ... Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
084 Closer look 02 Let's go 50 racing! The racing of 50cc motorcycles gained momentum during the 1950s despite some misguided souls decrying the sport. The 50cc Woolley Yamaha special, Trevor Burgess. Keywords: 2011, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
084 Closer look 05 Let's go 50 racing! The racing of 50cc motorcycles gained momentum during the 1950s despite some misguided souls decrying the sport. The 1963 50cc TT Hans-Georg Anscheit (Krelder) leads Hugh Anderson and Ernst Degner (both on Suzuki). Keywords: 2011, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
090 YWA 01 Trials riding in the early 1950s. Keywords: 2014, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, You were asking
138 ARCHIVE 01 Catalina Grand Prix 1950s enduro racing in a tropical paradise Keywords: 2014, Classic Bike Guide, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
1956 16 The LCH with its 125cc dohc engine housed in a mini fetherbed-like frame, was on the best home brewed lightweights built in the 1950s. Bearing the intials of its maker L C Harfield, an 8th in 1955 best island result. Len Harfield who went on to become chief scruitneer at the TT, still parades the LCH in the TTRA Lap of Honour. Keywords: Classic Images, Glass Plate Collection, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, TT
D 017 Snarling Beasts & Black Shadows - Vincent V-Twins - A (fairly) typical mid-1950s scene - a B twin provides family transport. Keywords: Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vincent
I 021 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders turn onto the Members Banking, in 1936. Number four is Francis Beart, legendary 1950s and 60s Manx Norton tuner and holder of the Test HIll record. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
K 001 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - A familiar sight in 1950s and 60s Britian - an L-plate bedecked Bantam. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Velocette 250 Velocette (250cc) racing motorcycle from the early 1950s Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycling, Racing, Velocette

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (10 files)

The Mortons Archive team have carefully selected a collection of classic images from our archive, which have been used in our magazine titles recently.
001 K 001 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - A familiar sight in 1950s and 60s Britian - and L-plate bedecked Bantam. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
038 Domm 03 The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
038 Domm 04 The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
038 w line Dommies The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
046 4037 Singles club. Take two classic singles from the 1950s, a pretender from the 80s, throw in three riders of differing attitudes and see what the mix throws up ... Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
138 ARCHIVE 01 Catalina Grand Prix 1950s enduro racing in a tropical paradise Keywords: 2014, Classic Bike Guide, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
1956 16 The LCH with its 125cc dohc engine housed in a mini fetherbed-like frame, was on the best home brewed lightweights built in the 1950s. Bearing the intials of its maker L C Harfield, an 8th in 1955 best island result. Len Harfield who went on to become chief scruitneer at the TT, still parades the LCH in the TTRA Lap of Honour. Keywords: Classic Images, Glass Plate Collection, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, TT
D 017 Snarling Beasts & Black Shadows - Vincent V-Twins - A (fairly) typical mid-1950s scene - a B twin provides family transport. Keywords: Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vincent
I 021 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders turn onto the Members Banking, in 1936. Number four is Francis Beart, legendary 1950s and 60s Manx Norton tuner and holder of the Test HIll record. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
K 001 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - A familiar sight in 1950s and 60s Britian - an L-plate bedecked Bantam. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (7 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
001 K 001 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - A familiar sight in 1950s and 60s Britian - and L-plate bedecked Bantam. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
038 Domm 03 The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
038 Domm 04 The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
038 w line Dommies The featherbed-framed Norton twins of the 1950s quickly developed a justified reputation as top guns in the handling department. For once, the phrase 'Race-Bred' was indeed a fact. Keywords: 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
D 017 Snarling Beasts & Black Shadows - Vincent V-Twins - A (fairly) typical mid-1950s scene - a B twin provides family transport. Keywords: Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vincent
I 021 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders turn onto the Members Banking, in 1936. Number four is Francis Beart, legendary 1950s and 60s Manx Norton tuner and holder of the Test HIll record. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
K 001 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - A familiar sight in 1950s and 60s Britian - an L-plate bedecked Bantam. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Sunbeam point-to-point April 1953 (1 file)

062 SFTP 03 Sunbeam point-to-point, April 1953 - Typical 1950s scrambleing paddock complete with Castrol van in the background. Keywords: 2013, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, Point to point, Straight from the plate, Sunbeam, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Scootering Classics (2 files)

This collection from our archive shows off some of the classic scootering scenes from the 50's onwards. Many of these images have appeared with the Scootering Magazine as a centrespead.
074 Centre Douglas Vespa scooter image from Motor Cycle 1950s.
WD420955@Scootering Centre A Bond scooter and a Lambretta LD arrive at a checkpoint during a night trial on the Isle of Man in the 1950s. Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Ocrober, Scootering

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