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The AJS V4 was an advanced engineering effort undertaken by the British motorcycle company in the mid-1930s, the first prototype was intended as a road-going motorcycle and it was shown at the Olympia Show in 1935.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Building The AJS V4 Racer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The road-going version of the V4 didn\u2019t get a green light for production, it\u2019s not known why exactly but it likely had something to do with the fact that it would have been exceedingly expensive, and the world was still very much in the grips of the austerity period of the Great Depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1936 a new racing version of the AJS V4 was unveiled, it had alloy barrels and individual heads with exposed hairpin valve springs, a common crankcase,\u00a0a 180\u00b0 crankshaft with forked conrods, a single overhead cam per cylinder, a\u00a0Zoller supercharger, an Amal TT carburetor, and a 5-speed Burman transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bike showed much promise but its engine was complex, and it suffered from a lack of development time. AJS<\/a> sent the bike to the 1936 Isle of Man Senior TT but although it was very quick, it was unreliable, and suffered mechanical failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rebuilt version appeared in 1938 that had been considerably redesigned with better suspension, brakes, and some engine modifications. This new version was sent to compete in the 1938 Senior Isle of Man TT but suffered overheating issues and retired \u2013 this all but ended the air-cooled version of the AJS V4, but the story doesn\u2019t quite end there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than give up,\u00a0AJS<\/a>\u00a0brought in Matt Wright from New Imperial to do a blank-slate redesign. The new engine was liquid-cooled with barrels and heads cast in pairs, fully enclosed valves and springs, and a slew of other improvements to help with reliability and overheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This new AJS V4 proved competitive, in the 1939 Ulster GP two examples of the V4 led from the start<\/a> \u2013 both would retire but neither failure was a mechanical engine failure (a spark plug and broken suspension). It was during this race that rider Walter Rusk completed the first lap at a record breaking average speed around the course of 100.03 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first and only win to be enjoyed by the V4 was at the 1946 Chimay in Belgium with rider Jock M West in the saddle. Once forced induction was banned the AJS V4 became obsolete overnight, so the company shifted focus to other models and the V4 was no more \u2013 or so the world thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roadster Looks So Old And Yet So New<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who is into classic Japanese cars will have heard or seen the Datsun Roadster<\/a> from the 1960s. It was a beauty, but this 1966 Roadster is unlike anything you have seen. It look so old and yet so new at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It looks like something Bond<\/a><\/em> would have driven in one of his movies. It is a beauty beyond words can describe. So describe we shall not. Instead, lets just jump into some of the highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This 1966 Datsun Roadster<\/a> is the work of art by Chris Bishop, owner of Richmond-based Japanese Classics. It is powered by an Autech S15 SR20DE. Yeah, it is naturally aspirated, as a classic like it should. The 197 HP motor is mated to a 5-speed SR20 gearbox and features a custom one-off valve cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other details include Work Equip 40 rollers, aptly retro custom half-height bucket seats (complete with a tab that says \u201cJapanese Classics\u201d), Moroccan leather interior by Relicate, Yoshimura USA Exhaust (yes, it has a motorbike exhaust!), custom coilovers by Fortune Auto USA and as a final touch, it gets a custom engine plaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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