Syl Anderton

Sylvanus Anderton, better known as Syl Anderton, (born 1879, died in 1966 in Bolton, Lancashire, England[1] ) was a British motorcycle dealer and Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

Syl and his brother James Anderton founded Anderton Bros. Motor Cycles Ltd. in Bolton, Lancashire in 1935.[2] Both brothers qualified as pilots before the war and Syl served as a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and James in the RAF.[3] The brothers resumed their family motorcycle business after the war.[2] Anderton began his racing career before World War II.[4] In 1949 he competed in his first Isle of Man TT event with brother James in the pits. He also competed in the Ulster Grand Prix 1949 to 1951,[2] riding Triumph and Norton motorcycles between 1949 and 1952.[4] He was also known as a private pilot,[4] owning an Auster Aiglet Trainer.

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References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Motor Cycles Not a Thing of the Past" Bolton Evening News 29 October 1968
  3. ↑ "Flying is Congenial to Them" Bolton Journal and Guardian 19 February 1943
  4. 1 2 3 "Syl, from Racing in the TT to Flying Aircraft" Bolton Evening News 30 April 2002

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