Description
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
using the button below
LOT 504
c. 1959 ESO 500cc Moto-Crosser
Auction Estimate:£6, 500 - £8, 500
c. 1959 ESO 500cc Moto-Crosser
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 1688
Engine no. P500 025
Founded in 1949, ESO specialised in speedway and other off-road competition motorcycles, and was part of the Jawa-CZ group. ESO is best known for loosening the British JAP engine's stranglehold on the speedway world in the 1960s when the first of these Czechoslovakian machines arrived in the UK. The P500 engine of this early ESO moto-crosser is essentially the same as that of the speedway models, albeit with a revised lubrication system (the speedway engine ran 'total loss') and the addition of a gearbox. The current vendor purchased the machine at Bonhams' Stafford Sale in October 2017 (Lot 318), at which time it was dated as 1964 and described as original and un-restored. The machine had last been started two years previously. Since acquisition it has been stripped and cosmetically restored (it is believed the engine had been rebuilt by a previous owner). Works carried out include new paintwork and chrome; wheels rebuilt with new rims and stainless spokes; engine cases re-polished; carburettor stripped, cleaned and rebuilt; and the engine and gearbox checked over. Following completion the Eso won the 'Best Motocross in Show' award at the 'London Classic Off-Road and Racing Show' in December 2021. This award-winning Eso is offered with a quantity of restoration invoices.
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
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS. E NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
