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This book is not a book based on opinions and hearsay, but a well researched comprehensive biography based on information supplied by people who knew and worked with him. It is full of intriguing detail of his work and his life, and makes for a very interesting and enjoyable read.
There is a super colour gallery in the book (a feature often either not available or simply omitted from many similar books) including some great pictures from the family album. The author, Jeff Clew, was the editorial director of the Haynes Publishing Group and is a regular contributor to many of the UK’s classic biking magazines. And what a cover picture including no less than Rita Hayworth! £17.99 |
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This
is the first official biography of Edward Turner, one of Britain’s
most talented and respected motorcycle designers of yore. In fact it is
one of remarkably few books dedicated to the individuals within the industry
rather than to the bikes themselves. When you consider the tremendous
influence that characters such as Edward Turner have had on the development
of the motorcycle, it is remarkable that such a book has not been written
before now.
I
thoroughly enjoyed the book, especially the pictures – many of which
seem to be previously unpublished. It leaves me (as a relatively young
man….!) quite astonished that a single individual can leave such
a heritage; The Speed Twin, Bonneville, Square Four, Thunderbird, Tiger
100, Terrier etc etc etc. He certainly, perhaps above all, had the ability
to perceive what the buying public would accept and matched that with
some of the most elegant designs.