Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 27th October from 1pm
Auction: Wed 28th October from 10am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
Registration No: PXS 650
Frame No: 31386
MOT: Exempt
Beautifully restored to a very high standard
A 350cc frame which has been fitted with a 500cc engine
Features some very rare period fittings
Calthorpe motorcycles were produced between 1911 and 1939, primarily in Birmingham. By the 1920s, the range encompassed JAP, Precision, Blackburne and Villiers single-cylinder offerings up to 500cc. Calthorpe started using its own engines from 1925, including an OHV 350 and an OHC 500. The Ivory range, so-called for its distinctive colouring, arrived in 1929, initially with a 350 but later expanding to including a 250 and a 500, each with a double-port OHV engine. The factory closed in 1938 and the marque was bought by Bruce Douglas, who transferred production to Bristol. He only built a handful of 350 and 500cc Matchless-engined machined before war broke out and the venture was abandoned.
This beautifully restored machine comprises a 1936 Ivory Calthorpe 350 frame which, at some stage, has been fitted with a 500cc engine. While the exact date of the restoration is not known, it presumably coincides roughly with the bike being registered in 2022, after a long period off the road. It is equipped with some extremely rare and desirable period features, such as the Sunburst horn and the Calthorpe Creamer front fork adjuster. It now requires moderate recommissioning, and will surely be a hit at events such as the Banbury and Graham Walker Runs. It is supplied with the V5C and assorted invoices.
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Entry by catalogue and can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people)
