Description
This motorcycle is Lot 82 to be auctioned by Bonhams at the Timed-Online June Sale, please see the Bonhams website for full details. The timed online auction runs between June 6th through June 16th, with lots closing from midday June 16th 2025.
Public Viewing:
Available 11th & 12th June 2025 from 09:00 until 17:00, by appointment only at Bonhams Milton Keynes.
Lot 82
1956 Francis-Barnett 197cc Falcon 74
Registration no. see text
Frame no. WM 76739
Engine no. 071B 54556
Please note that this Lot is from outside the UK. Our customs agents, Shippio Ltd, will manage all post sale customs administration. A fee of £350+VAT will be charged on the buyer's invoice to administer both import or export customs movements.
If this Lot is to stay in the UK, it will be subject to Import VAT at the standard rate of 5% on the hammer price. This Lot will not be available for immediate collection after the sale and will only be released on completion of customs clearance. If you have any questions regarding customs clearance, please contact Bonhams' Motorcycles Department using the button below +44 (0) 20 8963 2817.
• 46, 311 miles to the odometer
• Panniers fitted
After WW2 Francis-Barnett concentrated on the production of lightweight two-strokes powered firstly by Villiers engines, while from 1957 AMC's own power units were fitted to many models. In the early 1950s the Falcon used the Villiers 8E 197cc engine and by 1956 was being built with a swinging-arm frame, partially enclosed centre section, and 18" wheels, the latter being introduced on the Model 74.
This Falcon 74 has been dry stored when not in use and currently displays a total of 46, 311 miles on the odometer at the time of cataloguing/ photography. The Falcon was first registered in the UK and then exported to Guernsey in 1986. It comes with a Guernsey Registration Certificate for '12448'.
It should be noted that although it displays the Vehicle Registration Number 'WKO 483' and comes with its original RF. 60 Logbook for that number, this motorcycle does not appear in the HPI/ DVLA database. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to the validity and status of this motorcycle's registration prior to bidding. The successful purchaser is responsible for applying to the DVLA to retrieve the vehicle's registration number.
Additional documentation includes sundry bills/ invoices; Francis-Barnett Owner's Club correspondence; copies of 'The Directory' magazine; and assorted marque-related literature. A small quantity of spares is included in the sale.
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. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
