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Dore & Rees

Dore & Rees, Auction Salerooms, Vicarage Street, Frome

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1935 Triumph 2/1 250 OHV Twin Port Registration Number:  BHT 458 Frame Number: IR5 1470 - In current ownership since 1978 One of the first single-cylinder models designed by Val Page on joining Triumph, the 2/1 was designed to be a simple entry level machine, but in fact proved to be expensive to produce. In terms ...

11 Feb 2024
Somerset

1968 Triumph Bonneville T120 Registration Number: NED 582 G Frame Number: T120 NCO2259 - Direct from a Private Collection Named after US racer Johnny Allen’s 193 mph Record Breaking Speed aboard his Triumph-powered Devil's Arrow at Bonneville Salt Flats, the Triumph Bonneville was introduced in 1959 with an engine ...

11 Feb 2024
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1936 Triumph 2/1 250 OHV Single Port Registration Number: ATG 167   Frame Number: SL3603  - In current ownership since 1987 - Previously owned by ex-TT racer Ernie ‘Les’ Griffiths  One of the first single-cylinder models designed by Val Page on joining Triumph, the 2/1 was designed to be a simple entry level ...

11 Feb 2024
Bedfordshire

1970s Husqvarna CR125 WC Registration Number: N/A Frame Number: TBA - A very rare 1970s off-road bike. - Restored and in excellent condition Throughout the 60s and 70s Husqvarna won 14 world motocross championships. The 125 CR was made from 1972 until 1985, to be reintroduced in 1993 when production continued ...

11 Feb 2024
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1961 BSA C15 250cc Registration Number: RYM 631E Frame Number: C15G1149 Launched in September 1958 and running until 1967, the C15 was BSA’s 250cc single-cylinder OHV motorcycle offering, and the firm’s first four-stroke unit-construction bike. For most of that period, after the introduction of 'Learner Laws' in ...

11 Feb 2024
Somerset

1956 BSA B31 Registration Number: 743 XWA Frame Number: TBA A fresh design for the post-war period rather than an updated pre-war design, BSA’s new B31 was announced in August 1945, pitched as a thoroughly modern interpretation of the traditional sporting middleweight single, with telescopic forks and a four speed ...

11 Feb 2024
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1935 Francis Barnet Cruiser Registration Number: CHK 592 Frame Number: EB 30844 - In current private ownership since 2008 Setting up shop in the old Excelsior works in Coventry, Gordon Francis and Arthur Barnett founded Francis-Barnett in 1919, soon adapting to market conditions to produce more utilitarian models during ...

11 Feb 2024
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1961 Triumph 5TA Registration Number: 856 MYC Frame Number: H23907 In the late 1950s Triumph took to the direction of unitary construction for its vertical twins. The 5TA Speed Twin of September 1958 was the second model of this new family, joining the 350cc Twenty One/3TA launched in ‘57. The 500 closely followed ...

11 Feb 2024
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1960 Greeves Scottish Registration Number: YYW 476 Frame number 1791  Engine Number 2225H291F1329   The name Greeves is famous for competition machines in the 60s and 70s. The company was founded by Bert Greeves, producing a range of road and later competition bikes. Their trademark was cast beam downtube and ...

11 Feb 2024
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1951 Reliant Girderfork Van Registration Number: WXS 199 Frame Number: TBA More famous for its two-wheel products, Raleigh experimented with cars into the 1920s, announcing its first car in 1933. The Raleigh Safety Seven tricycle deployed one wheel at the front and two at the back, to allowed more passenger space than ...

11 Feb 2024
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1959 Ariel 247cc Leader Registration Number: YSV 483 Frame Number: T.3636.A - Part of a private motorcycle collection since 2005 - Offered from the estate of a local collector, with No Reserve Designed by Val Page and his team, the Ariel Leader and its sports derivative, the Arrow, sought to combine the virtues of speed ...

11 Feb 2024
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1980 Honda CD185 Benly Registration Number: WDR 991V Frame Number: MA012003079 The roots of the user-friendly Benly can be traced right back to the Sloper model of 1967. Perfect entry level/learner bikes, and ideal for commuting, the Benly was deemed superior to both the Yamaha RS200 and Suzuki SB200 models of the day. ...

11 Feb 2024
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1955 Norton Dominator 88 Reg: RNA 705 Frame : K122/60910 - Beautiful ‘Chrome Tank ‘ example - Retaining original Registration Number Originally introduced in 1952 (initially for Export only), the 88 was the first to use the legendary Featherbed frame combined with an engine designed by Bert Hopwood. Further upgrades ...

11 Feb 2024
Bedfordshire

1963 AJS Model 8 350cc Registration Number: 527 BMW Frame Number: TBA - Offered from the estate of a local collector, with No Reserve The 1960 AJS Model 8 350 has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 347cc, single cylinder powerplant mated to a four-speed manual transmission, and can produce a claimed 21 horsepower ...

11 Feb 2024
Somerset

1956 Sunbeam S8  Registration Number: 297 BPD Frame Number: S8 8374 - Comprehensively restored - £5,000+ in restoration bills Designed by Erling Poppe with styling loosely based on the BMW R75 designs acquired as war reparations by BSA on behalf of Sunbeam, the unusual engine layout of the S7 and S8 models was similar ...

11 Feb 2024
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