Monday, July 5, 2010

A privateer's photos.....Allen Burt on his 1955 and 1958 European tour......


In earlier Blogs I've featured photos from the late Allen Burt's collection, which is in my custody.....
Left click on the images to enlarge...
This presentation is in no special order, but going though the large folder I have of the prints and miscellanea these come out as evocative of the young aspiring privateer to the "Continental Circus" of motorcycle racing.
Coming from Australia meant a 4-5 week ship voyage...in 1955 on the P & O Arcadia....
Below, to the left, Bob Brown relaxes in a deck chair with Allen Burt behind.


In London, they made for Associated Motorcycles in Plumstead where use was made of the office to assist with entry requests to various race meetings...




Race transport outside London "digs"....






Douglas promenade, IOM TT 1955. Bob Brown and Allen Burt to the RHS.


AB collects  from the photography shop, photos taken during voyage to TT and there, 1955, processed by S.R.Keig in Douglas.


Letter from NW200 detailing AB's winnings for that meeting in June 1958 on his second foray into European racing...
Found in ABs folder, believed on the 1955 trip, but unsure where, as is the 250 Sportsmax photo below. The number #92 was not used in any 250 TT races, but could still display racing numbers from a previous meeting...H'mmmm...
As you'll see by the comment below kindly left by H.Schubert, the NSU is Eric Hinton's bike at the North West 200 in 1956.
Eric is a friend of mine and I need to have a chat again with him, chase up some photos and feature him on this blog.
The Hinton family were a dynasty in motorcycle racing...younger brother Robert still rides here in Australia in Classic racing events on early Yamahas.
Eric and Robert's father Harry, affectionately known a "chisel" was racing from before WW2.
Eric's son Peter is a successful motorcycle racer.
In fact I need to do a blog on the Hinton family.....




And finally, this photo, given to him and it  pictures riders during TT week 1953, they are Aussies, as the central rider is Keith Bryen, and next to him on the left in the pic is Tony McAlpine and it's outside "Rose Villa" the accomodation haunt for the Commonwealth riders....



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

NSU No. 92 is Eric Hintons bike at North West 200. It is H.P. Müllers spare bike which Hinton got 1956.

best regards

H. Schubert

The Velobanjogent said...

Thanks for clearing that up.
I've altered the content of this blog to indicate this and as said, will visit Eric again for a chat and the plan to feature the Hinton's at a later date.
Dennis Quinlan.

Anonymous said...

I'd like to thank you for this photo amazing shot. By the way Bob Brown got the second of Müllers 1955 chamionchip winning NSU Sportmaxes in 1956. Bob Coleman and his brother Rod recieved also one bike without fairing. I'm interested in the history of these bikes and photos like this help to complete this puzzle. Browns bike is 5 min from my house and colemans bike is mine today.
This is Hintons faring today the bike is fake.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris531/2994603482/

regards

H. Schubert