Rudge-Whitworth - The Complete Story
Tells the history of the Rudge-Whitworth cycle and motorcycle company, from the late 1800s to the 1940s, including full production histories of the motorcycle models.
Topics covered include:
- The origins of Rudge-Whitworth, from Daniel Rudge's early bicycles, to the Pugh family merger
- An expansion into motorcycle production in 1909, with the 'M' prototypes and 'F'-head engines
- The invention of the Rudge Multi gear engine in 1912, and a subsequent Isle of man win in 1914
- The innovative 'Rudge Four' engines, with four parallel valves per cylinder
- The 'Python' models - Rudge equipment used by other manufacturers, including in Enzo Ferrari's Scuderia Ferrari
- The post-war slump and a move to EMI, with later attempts to revive the Rudge name.
Autor: | Bryan Reynolds |
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Presentación: | 160 páginas, 26 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm, tapa dura |
Ilustración: | 180 a color 15 fotos b/n |
Editor: | The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2014) |
Serie: | The Complete Story |
ISBN: | 9781847976871 |