A few of the photos are of similar vehicles BKT 563, Francis Barnett (Cruiser), 1935, 150cc, 8/6/54 – ?/6/55, ‘The Maggie’, towed home for rebuild. Bent in accident. Rebuilt. Used for commute to central London for a year. DXH 517, Calthorpe (Ivory), 1937, 250cc, 1/6/55 – ?/4/65, Bought in Cornwall to beat rail strike. Main … Read more
(with apologies to Jerome K. Jerome) Edited from original published in B.D.C. Review, April 1967 A 1966 holiday tour by 1930 6 ½ litre Bentley by Vin Callcut Use it for a Continental tour? We just don’t do that now…You’re mad and ten years behind the times. That was typical of the encouragement received when … Read more
Registration Numbers: GK3664, AKH1, SR 1929 (NSW, Aus), 873 HYV (UK), GK3664 Chassis Number: KR2687 Engine Number: KR2686 Having owned this car for eleven years during the 1960s, I have been interested to follow its adventurous history. From the UK, it has travelled to Australia, America, Italy, Germany, France and was selected for exhibition in … Read more