Description
1930 Ariel Model LF O. H. V. two port De Luxe, 250 cc
Registration number SV 4779 (Non-transferable)
Frame number 11027
Engine number L3950
Little is known of the history of this machine except that it was dispatched from the factory to Jordan’s of Hull on the 2nd May 1930 and at some stage the engine was changed for one from March 1929. For the vast majority of its life it was owned by a gentleman in Beverley, East Yorkshire. It was purchased from his estate in 2008 by a Mr Taylor of Beverley and our vendor in 2010. Little used, apart from replacing the stainless steel down pipes and the fish tail exhaust pipes in 2014 at a cost of £393 it is now being offered for sale with the V5C and photocopies of the parts manual and owners guide. Gentle recommissioning would be recommended before use.
It should noted that from the cataloguers research, the L prefix to both the frame and engine imply that they were constructed between November 1928 and October 1929, although the V5C says it was first registered on the 1st July 1930 and this would tie in with the Ariel Register. We advise prospective purchasers to make their own assumptions from this information. This would make the machine Banbury Run eligible.
For sale by auction on Saturday 4th November at Sledmere House, Sledmere, Driffield, YO25 3XG commencing at 12 noon.
