Velocette KTT 350cc Ted Mellors 1936 Isle of Man Junior TT motorcycle photo

Description

A superb and rare photo of the magnificent Ted Mellors, photographed with his equally magnificent Velocette KTT 350cc Grand Prix factory racer just before the start of the 350cc Junior TT on the Isle of Man in 1936. Mellors is seen standing next to the Velo.
Ted (Edward Ambrose) Mellors was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He was an international motorcycle road racer who rode in the Manx Grand Prix in 1927 and the Isle of Man TT from 1928 to 1939. _He was the 350cc European Champion in 1938. Ted was one of five sons of wheelwright and a clergymans daughter. Two of his brothers drowned in a local canal as children. He wanted to be an International motorcycle racer and spent a lot of time riding in the Derbyshire hills. Ted met his future wife when he was still 15. She was 21, so he lied about his age. After 7 months they got married. In 1936, when Ted became a works rider for Velocette, they moved south to Shirley near Birmingham. They had two daughters Gladys and Joan. In 1927 Ted came 10th in the Manx Grand Prix on a P&M Panther; in 1930 he won the 250cc French Grand Prix 250 cc win followed in 1936 by a win in the 350cc class of the French Grand Prix. In 1937 Ted won the French Grand Prix 3 original! Please keep in mind though that this negative was made in the 1930s and it was taken with a camera from that era as well. Cameras and film did not have the quality as they have these days.
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This is your rare chance to own this non period photo that reflects a very interesting and historic piece of motorcycle history. Therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca.8" x 12" (ca. 20 x 30 cm).
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