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  • Swan Motor Manufacturing

    Swan Motor Manufacturing

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    The Swan Motor Manufacturing began life in Frodsham High Street in Cheshire in around 1910 and exhibited its first motorcycle at the Olympia Show in 1911. This was an open-frame machine with, unusually for the time, front and rear suspension. The founder of the company was FH Thornton who lived in a large house opposite…

  • Steve McQueen: Against All Odds — The Racing Rebel Who Became the King of Cool

    Steve McQueen: Against All Odds — The Racing Rebel Who Became the King of Cool

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    Steve McQueen is remembered as The King of Cool, but his journey to Hollywood legend was anything but easy. Born into hardship, McQueen’s stunt-pilot father left shortly after his birth. His childhood was marked by instability, violent stepfathers and poor schooling, with his only real refuge coming during the Great Depression when he stayed on…


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