LOT 407

1959 Panther 645cc Model 120S Project Registration no. XLD 762 Frame no. 26915 Engine no. 59ZA 405A

Sold for £4,370 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 407

1959 Panther 645cc Model 120S Project
Registration no. XLD 762 Frame no. 26915 Engine no. 59ZA 405A

The Spring Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|23 April 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1959 Panther 645cc Model 120S Project
Registration no. XLD 762
Frame no. 26915
Engine no. 59ZA 405A

Phelon & Moore (P&M) was founded in Cleckheaton, South Yorkshire in 1904, becoming famous for its fondness for engines with inclined cylinders, the first of which appeared in 1923. This was P&M's first 'Panther' model, and the name would later be extended to the entire range. In 1959 an enlarged (to 645cc) Model 120 joined the 594cc Model 100 and the former would be the sole Panther four-stroke after 1963. With their low-revving engines and limitless pulling power, the big Panthers had long been a favourite of sidecarists.

Registered to the current vendor in December 1972, this 'barn find' Panther 120S evidently has remained unused for some considerable time. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, the machine comes with an old-style continuation logbook.
Offered without key

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