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Peter Thomson with Steve McQueen's leather motorcycle trousers.

Peter Thomson developed his own museum from his collection of motorcycles, at 1154 Rongotea Road Kairanga. It has over 100 motorcycles on display, dating from 1904 to present day, as well as motorcycling memorabilia, brochures, motor cycle magazines, parts and workshop manuals.

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Relation
IMCA Digital Archive
Date
July 6, 2019
Digitisation ID
2022BD_IMCA-DigitalArchive_038696
Format
Born Digital
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IMCA Digital Archive

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motor bikes,
museums,
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