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“Don’t trudge it…Rudge it!” – The 1937 Rudge Special.

August 10, 2026

OBA 126 Rudge Special 1937. Story and photos by Jim Scaysbrook Rescued from a fate worse than death, a Rudge Special now struts its stuff again. For a company that produced motorcycles for only thirty […]

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Tom Phillis: A bridge too far

September 17, 2021

Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Charles Rice, Keith Ward, Tom Perry The feeling of disbelief that followed the death of Tom Phillis on the Isle of Man in 1962 was palpable. How could Tom, fast […]

OBA Issue 9
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1932 500cc Rudge works model – Something very special

February 7, 2020

Norm and Linda Maddock are lynch-pins of the historic motorcycling scene in New Zealand. At the annual Pukekohe races both Norm and Linda are to be seen rushing around all weekend, attending to myriad tasks. […]

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