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Oxford Diecast 1/43 Austin K8 Threeway Van Eric Oliver Racing Team (AK006)
This is the Eric Oliver/Denis Jenkinson K8 which the pair used for their 1949 FIM Sidecar
World Championship-winning season. They travelled around Europe covering around 15,000
miles. Very hot you'd imagine, with the vehicle averaging 25mph, fully laden with Norton
sidecar combination, their solo bikes and their camping kit. Eric was born in 1912 at
Crowborough, Sussex and was best remembered as four time FIM Sidecar World Champion, riding
a Norton. His passenger in 1949 was Denis Jenkinson. Eric is also remembered for his
innovation, being the first sidecar competitor to use a fairing, rear suspension and the
first to adopt the kneeling riding position. He was also an accomplished solo racer and
continued to ride a 350 Grand Prix bike while racing a sidecar. He made an appearance in
the 1958 Isle of Man Sidecar TT race on a standard Norton Dominator 88 with Mrs Pat Wise in
the sidecar, finishing a tenth ahead of many specialised race machines. Oliver's last TT
appearance was in the 1960 with passenger Stan Dibben but they had a bad crash in practice
with Olivery breaking his back in two places and Dibben was nearly decapitated. Both men
decided to retire from racing after this. He died in March 1980.
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