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.
Product details
| Author: | Bryan Reynolds |
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| Details: | 160 pages, 10.25 x 8.5 x 0.75 in (26 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm), hardback |
| Illustrations: | 180 color photos 15 b&w photos |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2014) |
| Series: | The Complete Story |
| ISBN: | 9781847976871 |
Rudge-Whitworth - The Complete Story
Language: English
