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F.A. McNab Collection
Catalogue reference: McNab
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This record is about the F.A. McNab Collection dating from 1909-1912.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- McNab
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Title (The name of the record)
- F.A. McNab Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1909-1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection covers albums of newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the motorcycle racing career of McNab.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Motor Museum
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open to bona fide researchers. By appointment only.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Lieutenant Commander Francis Archibald McNab, or Frank McNab, had his first motorcycle race at the age of 28 at Brooklands in 1909, winning his class and setting a 500cc one hour distance record on a Trump. He also won a 60-lap TT race and a race against a plane at Brooklands in 1910. In 1911 he set a new one hour record for 500cc bikes and in 1913 won the 750cc class in a six hour race. He was also a successful trials rider. After WW2 he took part in historic motorcycle runs. He died in 1953.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b56f48e0-e3b5-42b3-9bdd-4f5aa365788c/
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F.A. McNab Collection