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Former Member
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 Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 2:03:06 PM
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Does anyone know what happened to the Henderson Matchless with the 4-valve head that Ron Toombs used to ride?
Alan
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 6:09:37 PM
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The Henderson Matchless is now in the Auto Racing Museum at Bathurst. There was an excellent article on it in Classic Racer about three months ago. A few years ago the motor was used in a grasstrack racer in the UK. The motor was stolen, and missing for a while. Apparently Tony Henderson managed to retrieve it, and the bike is together again. I don't think we will ever see it race again, anyway what would it be without Ron?
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Posted - 08 Apr 2002 : 1:32:20 PM
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I remember that the motor went to the World Long Track Champs in Russia or Poland or some such - did Phil Crump ride it?
I remember watching Ron Toombs win at PI, despite a blown gasket - fixed in the pits with a sheet of copper and tinsnips. Next race, the thing failed to finish - says Ron 'You'll need more than tin snips this time'
I remember another race at Hume Weir - very wet! Ron Toombs rode the Matchless, a gear higher thru the bends - every time the engine fired, you could see the rear wheel step out. The TZ350s were spinning the rear wheels as quick as blink. As far as I recall, he finished 3rd - I don't recall who won.
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matcho mick
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New South Wales
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Posted - 11 Apr 2002 : 1:38:00 PM
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i have a photo i took at eastern creek couple years back(i don't remember when) classic races of Henderson matchless,will try to put in gallery,but usually don't seem to have much success uploading?,cheers Matcho Mick.
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