matchle55
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Sat 22nd Jun 2019 8:29pm
On 7th Jun 2019 7:28pm, Midland Red said:
It was my father's, Vaughan, and was affixed to a badge bar on his successive Standard Vanguards, along with RAC and VMC badges. I wish I knew what had happened to those, particularly the latter!
Obviously the Bees badge has great sentimental value to me, so I couldn't put a price on it.
On 7th Jun 2019 3:52pm, scrutiny said:
There is a car badge on E-Bay priced at £67-50 or best offer.
Here's the one on eBay
This badge will shortly grace the front of my Riley, after a bit of negotiation I managed to knock him down a bit
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Kaga simpson
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Thu 4th Jul 2019 1:49pm
I have a document stamped Coventry Speedway track stamp, Jan 1950. Would this count as a collectors item? |
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JohnnieWalker
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Thu 4th Jul 2019 9:37pm
Probably would be, but the value would depend on what sort of document. Not much if it is an electricity bill. A bit more if it's a racing licence, and a lot more if it's got, for example, Jack Parker's signature on it!
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Tue 9th Jul 2019 1:03pm
Watching last Saturday's Swedish Grand Prix on BT Sport, I heard mention that former Bees rider Rick Miller was at the meeting.
I've come across this photo of Rick with fellow ex-Bee Kelvin Tatum, taken at the track at Hallstavik.
Rick now has a career as a stunt man - Wikipedia |
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Tue 27th Aug 2019 4:13pm
One of Coventry Bees former riders, Andreas Jonsson, has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38.
The Swedish star had two spells with the Brandon club, in 1998-1999 and 2001-2005.
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Dr Phil 1949 to 1956
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Sun 17th Nov 2019 10:18pm
Hi MR
Dr Phil here.
I have been reading the Coventry Speedway thread and this brings me back memories I had forgotten, I used to attend the Brandon Stadium in the 50's but I am not sure exactly of the date. My school friend Malcolm Simpson persuaded me to join him and two girls he knew (striking good looking blondes Ann Wilks and Judy Clinch) who lived near us and who we regularly met on our games in the Rifle Fields not far from Allesley Old Rd. Malcolm was very struck with Ann and me with Judy. We all started going to the Bees matches where the girls thought Jim Lightfoot a very good looking man indeed! I enjoyed the racing and was impressed with the skill of the riders. Funnily enough one of my main memories was the rushing through the convoluted passages of fenced off entrances for the bus home so designed that gigantic queues did not form. I think! The romances for us did not work out and we lost touch with the girls. I did hear later that Judy did marry a lad who become quite a famous butterfly stroke swimmer but I can't remember his name.
Incidentally at the risk of combining two threads I vaguely remember a physics teacher who was rumoured to be a Bees rider at our school?
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Kaga simpson
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Mon 18th Nov 2019 12:27pm
Dr Phil,
Yes, well I actually rode round the track with Johnnie Reason, a couple of laps in a trial (you remember him), but I had an almighty row with Bob Fletcher and that was the end of me. My brother's name was Malcolm but very young then. The row was, they had filthy showers that you could not possibly use. Black from the track to go home was no joke. Yes, February 1950. We trialled first on the uneven ground behind the buildings, before moving onto the track. |
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Wed 1st Jan 2020 6:05pm
Memories from 1966
Peter Arnold previews the speedway season from Brandon Stadium for ATV |
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Wed 8th Jan 2020 6:22pm
From BringBeesBackToCoventry on Twitter:
We are very sorry to learn of the passing of former Bees rider Roman Matousek at the age of 55. He rode for us from 1989 to 1991, and what a character he was. Thoughts with his family. #RIPRoman |
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Wed 15th Jan 2020 11:05am
16 years ago today, Les Owen died on the level crossing at Canley. RIP Muscles. |
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Mon 5th Oct 2020 4:55pm
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Dreamtime
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Tue 6th Oct 2020 5:48am
Men of Steel I would say with nerves to match. Glad I did not witness anything like that in the 50's. |
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Wed 21st Oct 2020 7:19pm
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JohnnieWalker
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Fri 13th Nov 2020 10:58pm
In Post 74 I added a black and white photo of the 1964 Brandon Track Staff. Thanks to a very clever Facebook supporter who coloured it in, and others who have added names to the photo, I can update it here.....
Can anyone here on HCF add to the names (or correct ones I've got wrong!)?
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Sat 13th Feb 2021 4:11pm
Sad to record the passing of Swedish speedway and all-round motor cyclist Olle Nygren, at the age of 91. He had a short spell in Bees colours towards the end of the 1974 season. |
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