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Dear CR

As a long-time subscriber of most of the British classic motorcycle magazines, I wonder if you would be interested in writing a story about Mr Vickers, the man in the picture I have enclosed. This picture, among others, was given to me by a friend from London who used to race Nortons in the early 1950s and was sponsored by this Mr Vickers. I think his company was the Vickers Aircraft Company and he was sincerely interested in motorcycle racing. If not for Classic Racer it could be of interest for The Classic Motorcycle. I cannot ask my late friend for more details, but I think it would not be too difficult to find out more and produce an interesting article for one of your magazines.

Henk Verstegen

The Editor says: “Could well be a descendent of Edward Vickers? Can a reader shed any light?”