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Watsonian   Sidecars
« on: October 26, 2007, 05:08:23 AM »
The  attached  Picture  was  taken  at  Lands  End  in  1919  the  person  far  left  is  F J  Watson  3.5hp  Ariel sc,   Is  this  person  one  of  the  brothers  who  started  Watsonian  Sidecars  ??.   The  picture  was  taken  by  my  Grandfather  George  Dalby.

Lou  Dalby.

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Re: Watsonian   Sidecars
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2007, 02:15:28 AM »
I could never understand the logic behind the "flat"crash helmet.

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Re: Watsonian   Sidecars
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2007, 04:48:34 AM »
I guess they must have been made of Kevlar?

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Re: Watsonian   Sidecars
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2007, 07:43:15 PM »
We  had  flat  crash  hats  into  the  late  50s.  See  Picture.  Lou  Dalby.