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 408
From the estate of the late Bill Grove, 1953 Mini-Motor 49cc & Gent's Raleigh Cycle
Lot to be sold without reserve
Auction Estimate:£300 - £500
From the estate of the late Bill Grove
1953 Mini-Motor 49cc & Gent's Raleigh Cycle
Registration no. HRP 962 (see text)
Frame no. 69813A
Engine no. C 58901
An Italian design, the Mini-Motor 'clip-on' engine was manufactured in the UK by Trojan Ltd of Croydon, Surrey and sold in large numbers at a time when there was an immense demand for cheap motorised transport. The self-contained, 49. 9cc two-stroke power unit was mounted above a bicycle's rear wheel, which it drove via a friction roller, and was capable of propelling a cycle at speeds of up to 30mph.
This bicycle is part of a private collection and has been kept in dry storage. Following a period of inactivity, the machine will require re-commissioning at the very least, or possibly more extensive restoration, before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Although the machine comes with an RF. 60 logbook, the registration 'HRP 962' is not recorded in the HPI/ DVLA database. Accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to this vehicle's registration status prior to bidding.
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.
