Beschreibung
The Spring Sale: The International Classic MotorCycle Show 23 & 24 April 2022
Enquiries: using the button below
AUCTION ADDRESS
Bonhams
Sandylands Centre / Argyle Centre
Staffordshire County Showground
Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BD
ADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Tickets can be purchased in advance from - details above
VIEWING TIMES
Saturday 23 April 9am to 5pm
Sunday 24 April from 9am
SALE TIMES
Saturday 23 April
Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 1-305) 10am
Sunday 24 April
Motorcycles (Lot 401 - 624) 10am
BIDS ENQUIRIES
0044 (0) 20 7447 7447
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LOT 637
From The Warr's Harley-Davidson Collection, 1964 Harley-Davidson 165cc Topper AH Scooter
Auction Estimate: £2, 000 - £4, 000
From The Warr's Harley-Davidson Collection
1964 Harley-Davidson 165cc Topper AH Scooter
Registration no. BLF 393B
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. 64AH2640
When Harley-Davidson wanted to add a range of lightweight motorcycles to its line-up of traditional heavyweight twins, it simply went out and bought the Italian Aermacchi concern. But when it came to adding a scooter to the range, H-D eschewed the large-wheeled Aermacchi designs in favour of one of its own: the Topper, though at 12" in diameter the Topper's wheels were larger than those of many scooters. The Topper was powered by a pull-started 165cc air-cooled two-stroke engine, which drove via an 'infinitely variable' automatic transmission. Its frame was tubular and there was an Earles-type leading-link fork up front, while the slab-sided glassfibre bodywork was available in two-tone livery. Two versions were available initially: 'A' (9. 5bhp) and 'AU' (5bhp), the former changing to 'AH' in 1961. Elvis Presley was one of the Topper's better known owners. Unfortunately for H-D, by the time of the Topper's arrival in 1960, the post-war scooter boom was subsiding and sales were disappointing. The Topper was last catalogued in 1965.
This example of a Harley-Davidson model rarely seen in Europe was sold new by Warr's and is believed to have been in their collection since the 1960s (the affixed tax disc expired in June 1968 and the odometer reading is 15, 732 miles). The machine is offered with an old-style V5 document and will require re-commissioning before use.
Offered without key
Footnotes
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding
Buyers’ Premium and charges
Motorcycles
For Motorcycles (Lots 401-642) the Buyers Premium will be 15% on the first £500, 000 of the Hammer Price of each Lot, and 12% on the balance thereafter.
Buyers attention is drawn to Condition 7 of the Notice to Bidders. VAT at the standard rate is payable on the Premium by all Buyers, unless otherwise stated.
Buyers' Obligations
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