Beskrivning
This motorcycle is Lot 63 of Bonhams Motorcycles Online – The Spring Sale; open for bidding 13-23rd February 2026. This Lot is available for public view and eventual collection from Bonhams Motorcycle Department, Milton Keynes.
Please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Bidding on all Lots commences Friday 13 February, 12:00 noon.
Bidding closes Monday 23 February, 12:00 noon, starting with Lot 63
Each subsequent Lot will then close one minute apart unless bidding remains active.
Public Viewing (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY):
All Lots:
Wednesday 18 February, 9am - 5pm
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Lot 63
1938 AJS 348cc Model 26 Silver Streak
Registration no. 806 XUT
Frame no. 5937
Engine no. 38/ 26SS 64548 A
Following the 1931 take-over of AJS by rivals Matchless, production was relocated from Wolverhampton to the latter's Woolwich factory. Inevitably, AJS's identity as a separate marque steadily eroded from then onwards as the machines became more like their Matchless counterparts. The Model 26 was one of two new overhead-valve machines introduced for 1935 (the other being the 245cc Model 22) featuring a vertical cylinder, twin-port cylinder head and forward-mounted magneto. A 497cc version - the Model 18 - was new for 1936. Enclosure of the valve gear had arrived by then and a single-port head - standard on the competition version - became available later. New for 1938 was the Silver Streak sports versions, which featured specially tuned engines and copious amounts of chromium plating. Production continued through 1939 and into 1940, though very few would have been built in the latter year.
Undeniably handsome, this rare Model 26 Silver Streak was purchased in 2014 from Verralls (receipt on file) and was in use until approximately 2020 according to the private vendor. Garage stored since acquisition, the machine will require recommissioning to a greater or lesser extent following a period of inactivity and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Accompanying documentation includes the following;
AJS & Matchless OC dating certificate/ correspondence
Purchase receipt (2014)
2018 invoice for various works including a dynamo overhaul
A selection of photographs
Expired MoTs and tax discs
DVLA numberplate authorisation certificate
Copy AJS instruction book
Current V5C
£8, 000 - 12, 000
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.
