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LOT 574

Property of a deceased's estate 1919 Calthorpe-JAP 2¾hp Lightweight Registration no. AX 1617 Frame no. 151A Engine no. U417

Sold for £4,830 inc. premium
Lot 574

Property of a deceased's estate, 1919 Calthorpe-JAP 2¾hp Lightweight
Registration no. AX 1617 Frame no. 151A Engine no. U417

Property of a deceased's estate
1919 Calthorpe-JAP 2¾hp Lightweight
Registration no. AX 1617
Frame no. 151A
Engine no. U417

Manufactured by the Minstrel & Rea Cycle Company of Birmingham, the first Calthorpe motorcycle appeared in 1909 powered by a 3½hp White & Poppe engine. The following year there were no fewer than six Calthorpe models displayed at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, some of which featured an 'free' engine clutch and two-speed gear. Precision-engined models, including a 5/6hp v-twin, joined the line-up a few years later together with an overhead-valve 'Tourist Trophy' model.

By 1919 the company name had changed to The Calthorpe Motor Cycle Company and the range had shrunk to just two lightweight models: a 293cc (2¾hp) JAP and a Peco-powered two-stroke, the former priced at 57 guineas.

Dating from 1919, this Calthorpe is powered by a single-cylinder, sidevalve JAP engine and has the two-speed Enfield transmission with clutch-less 'tram-handle' control, and belt final drive. An older restoration, the machine was purchased by the late owner at Bonhams' Stafford Sale in October 2006 (Lot 586) since when it has been dry stored as part of a small private collection (the last tax disc expired in 2007). The machine will require re-commissioning and the customary safety checks before returning to the road. Accompanying paperwork includes copies of marque related literature; some expired MoTs; a hand-written 'riding log book'; and old/current V5C documents.

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