Description:
The first edition catalogue of the Hamilton Island Motor Cycle Museum. Keith Williams started out to acquire, for the sake of nostalgia, all of the makes and models that he had ridden and owned between 1945 and 1950. Models in the collection included Aermacchi Harley Davidson Racer, AJS, Ariel, BMW, Bradbury, Brough Superior Model SS80, BSA, Ducati, Enfield-India 350 Bullet, Harley-Davidson, Indian Scout, Kawasaki, Matchless, Moto Guzzi, Munch, New Hudson, New Imperial, Nimbus, Norton, NSU, Panther, Raleigh, Rudge-Whitworth, Scott Flying Squirrel and Sidecar, Sunbeam, Suzuki, Triumph, Velocette, Vincent, and Yamaha. The collection included eight motorcycles ridden by Barry Sheene during the 16-year period in which he established himself as one of the world's all time great sportsmen. Victor Lancini. Note: the collection was permanently displayed on Hamilton Island until being auctioned by Christie's in 1994.