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National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 8th July from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 9th July from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1960 Matchless G12CS
No Reserve
Registration No: 445 BGY
Frame No: A77652
MOT: Exempt
From a large private collection of motorcycles
Purchased by the late vendor as a restored machine
The Matchless still presents well since restoration
Matchless motorcycles were one of the oldest British motorcycle marques, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. With a wide range of models produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750cc four-stroke twins, the marque had a long history of racing success, with a Matchless ridden by Charlie Collier winning the first single-cylinder race in the first Isle of Man TT in 1907. An amalgamation with AJS in 1931 formed Associated Motor Cycles until the group's closure in the mid '60s. The Matchless G12, together with its equivalent AJS Model 31, was developed to compete with the other big twins being offered by the rival BSA/ Triumph group at the time. In 1959, the G12 was redesigned and modernised as the De Luxe, with a new full cradle tubular duplex frame and a new cylinder head. Vibration had always been a problem, so the crankshaft was upgraded to nodular iron. Capable of 100mph performance, the model became popular with the American market.
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Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
