Description
An important motorcycle from the late Roy Wheaton’s AJW collection.
AJW was founded by Jack Wheaton in the 1920s. This Exeter based firm made Rudge and JAP powered machines pre-WWII. After the war, the AJW name was bought by an ex-RAF pilot, Jack Ball, who made a series of lightweight machines based latterly on imported Italian Minarelli engines.
Roy Wheaton – a distant relative of AJW’s founder – became the acknowledged expert on AJW and restored many examples. His work is celebrated in a web site: - details above and a display of his pre-WWII machines is featured at the Lakeland Motor Museum in Windermere: - details above
1975 Whippet
A fine example of Jack Ball’s sports moped, powered by a 50cc Minarelli engine. Fully restored to concours condition. For sale - £1, 500
The Wheaton family have decided to sell some of their AJW collection. This motorcycle can be viewed near Milton Keynes, Bucks, but contact Dennis Frost in the first instance: using the button below Tel: the details below.
