Manky Monkey Motors

General Category => Favourite Pictures => Topic started by: cunningplan on March 25, 2009, 10:09:33 PM



Title: side car
Post by: cunningplan on March 25, 2009, 10:09:33 PM
I love this photo
This of of my Great Uncle & Aunt from Ireland with my second cousin in the front. (Met her when she was 90 a few years ago in Dublin)
(http://www.cunningplan.btinternet.co.uk/ygb9.jpg)


Title: Re: side car
Post by: tbone on March 25, 2009, 10:28:51 PM
Who needs a timer on your camera when you have a ball of string! brilliant


Title: Re: side car
Post by: brock on March 25, 2009, 10:45:19 PM
   his assistant is stood behind the camera with his finger on the button and the string tied round his finger


Title: Re: side car
Post by: VALLEYSBOY on March 25, 2009, 10:48:37 PM
love the photo....i got one some where of my great uncles car out side the then family business which was sweets by the way :)


Title: Re: side car
Post by: cunningplan on March 25, 2009, 11:18:37 PM
Not the same bike but the same owner this time with my other second cousin.
(http://www.cunningplan.btinternet.co.uk/ygb25.jpg)


Title: Re: side car
Post by: Chevy Rick on March 25, 2009, 11:29:12 PM
Any idea what make the bikes are ?


Title: Re: side car
Post by: Manky Monkey on March 26, 2009, 11:23:26 AM
Great photos Tony. Can we add them to the Old Biker Photos bit of the main site?
Always looking for stuff like this by the way.


Title: Re: side car
Post by: cunningplan on March 26, 2009, 06:11:48 PM
No problem, you might as well add this one as well (All taken from my site)
(http://www.cunningplan.btinternet.co.uk/ygb13.jpg)


Title: Re: side car
Post by: Manky Monkey on March 26, 2009, 08:00:39 PM
Cheers Tony.  ;)


Title: Re: side car
Post by: cunningplan on April 22, 2009, 06:56:50 AM
as I could not remember what the bike was, I asked and this is the reply

"Dear Mr Smith

Thank you for your enquiry and the photo.  The bike was registered with
Kerry County Council around 1908.  Pat Davy our assistant librarian
identified it as a 3 1/2 hp Rex by its distinctive front forks, together
with the fact that the square fronted tank was introduced in 1907 and
the "Chess Man" control was fitted on the left hand stole at the front
of the tank in 1908.  The make of sidecar is uncertain but Rex were
offering outfits using Montgomery sidecars at this time.

Regards
Jeff Nutt
VMCC Library"