Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Shuttleworth Summer Motorcycle Sale 2024 on Sunday the 14th of July, Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP .
Henderson motorcycles were built between 1912 and 1931 at the Excelsior Motor Manufacturing and Supply Co., firstly in Detroit and then in Chicago
At the time, they were the largest and fastest bikes on the market in the USA
Due to their performance, they were favoured by Police Departments countrywide
The Great Depression in the early 1930s saw the demise of the business
This, early Chicago-built, 2Z model is presented in partially restored and mostly complete condition
The engine turns over with compression
Great restoration project that will need major recommissioning or restoration before use
No frame number visible, these bikes would not have been issued with a frame number in period
Appears to have been imported into the UK in the 1970s and is registered with the DVLA
Complete with copy Henderson parts lists, some DVLA correspondence and an old V5
Strictly sold as seen and complete with current V5C
Being offered with No Reserve
