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LOT 623

1967 Matchless 745cc G15CS Registration no. KFX 184F Frame no. 120989 Engine no. G15CS 120989

Sold for £8,050 inc. premium
Lot 623

1967 Matchless 745cc G15CS
Registration no. KFX 184F Frame no. 120989 Engine no. G15CS 120989

1967 Matchless 745cc G15CS
Registration no. KFX 184F
Frame no. 120989
Engine no. G15CS 120989

Following the handful of G15s built for export only in 1962 and fitted with AMC's own 750cc engine, the concept was revived in the middle of the decade using the Norton Atlas engine in the existing G12CSR frame. By this time Norton production had been shifted to AMC's Plumstead factory, and in a further move towards product rationalisation the new G15 roadster (and similar AJS Model 33) was fitted with Norton hubs and Roadholder forks. CSR sports roadsters and enduro-styled CS models followed soon after, and these Norton-powered models were the only AMC twins left in production by the end of 1966. Manufacture ceased the following year and today these relatively rare AMC/Norton hybrids are becoming increasingly collectible. This Matchless G15CS was supplied new to Joe Berliner's Matchless Corporation in the USA in April 1967 and re-imported into the UK from Illinois in 1999. Offered in need of re-commissioning, or possibly more extensive renovation, the Matchless is sold strictly as viewed (the engine turns, and the machine would respond well to detailing). Accompanying paperwork includes old US title documents; an AJS & Matchless Club dating certificate; two MoTs (most recent expired 2011); and old/current V5/V5C registration documents. The vendor is the second owner in the UK.

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