BROUGH SUPERIOR THE ROLLS ROYCE OF MOTORCYCLES By Ronald H Clark
Here is a book which someone had to write, the story of the most distinguished marque in motorcycling history. The author has had the great good fortune to have the official co-operation of the Brough Works and of the late George Brough himself. He has had personal knowledge of Brough machines since the day when, as a very young and impecunious engineer, he spent his savings on an overhead 680. Today he has a brace of very fine side-valve thousands.
This book, like the author's books on steam engines, is a scholarly piece of engineering history and gives a clear picture of the design and development of quality motorcycles in the twenties and thirties.
The development of the Brough Superior and its racing and trials career were Inseparable and this aspect of "Brough History" right up to the last attempt on the World's Speed Record in 1960 forms a substantial and most exciting part of the text.
A different fascination of this book is that it provides a complete study' of the establishment of a small motor manufacturing business which never attempted to produce anything but the best. An interesting aspect of this company was its development of high- quality English sports saloon cars.
The most celebrated owner of Brough Superiors, was, perhaps, T. E. Lawrence and there are references to his friendship and correspondence with George Brough and some interesting extracts from the British Legion Journal later included in The Mint.

There are 99 illustrations, 192 pages of text, and 8 appendices covering patents, dimensions and power curves of engines, the more important successes, specification of the 3.5 litre car, and the text of two motorcycle instruction books.

First Published in 1964. This 3rd Edition published 1984. Hard bound, 166 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. ISBN 0-85429 454-6

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