The year kicks off with a glorious shot of Olga Kevelos, ISDT and trials rider extraordinaire, poised for action aboard a 1954 20D De-Luxe roadster. This was Greeves' first full year of motorcycle production and the photo reflects the bubbling enthusiasm of the company at the time.

As the year progresses we meet an air hostess at Southend Airport, posed with a Fleetstar; various models at chilly locations but plenty of members of the Greeves staff too, and a fine array of machinery captured in its heyday - portrayed as its builders wanted it to be seen.

The photos make for a fascinating stroll through the 1950s and 60s and the history of the Greeves marque. It's the first time the GRA have put together such a calendar and they deserve extra credit for going to the trouble to research and produce such a charmingly nostalgic item.

They've used photos from the club's archive which were taken by the company but weren't necessarily used in the sales brochures of the time. As the compiler explains; 'Although Greeves did on occasion use professional models for their photo shoots, often they would simply ask a pretty girl from the office to pose with the bikes adding, at this distance in time, a degree of period charm.'

You need not have any real interest in the marque to love this calendar; it would make a great gift for anyone who has an interest in that period of motorcycling. It costs £5 from Colin Sparrow of the GRA; call 01992 621220 or email colinsparrow at btinternet.com