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What’s a Walter?

whilst in Victoria, I visited Peter Gregory, the nephew of well-known classic racing identity Ken Lucas. In a corner of his workshop I spotted an unusual machine; a Walter which needless to say, I had never heard of. This year I returned and was able to take photos and talk further to Peter. He said Ken was at a Classic Race Meeting around late 1970s or early 1980s and was talking to an international journalist, who told Ken about the Walter back in his home country. Ken was able

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