September 4th
William Lyons born in Blackpool. Lyons was a motorcycle enthusiast who in 1922, with William Walmsley, founded the Swallow Side Car Company. He founded Jaguar, and was later knighted.
Swallow Sidecars
Suzuki begins marketing the GT750 water-cooled three-cylinder two-stroke, which had been revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show the previous October.
GT750 Watercooled Suzuki Triple