LOT 534
1932 Matchless 592cc Silver Hawk Registration no. GG 7329 Frame no. 866 Engine no. B899
Sold for £39,100 inc. premium
Lot 534
1932 Matchless 592cc Silver HawkRegistration no. GG 7329 Frame no. 866 Engine no. B899
The Spring Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|23 April 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1932 Matchless 592cc Silver Hawk
Registration no. GG 7329
Frame no. 866
Engine no. B899
Registration no. GG 7329
Frame no. 866
Engine no. B899
Reviewing the new Matchless Silver Hawk v-four luxury tourer at the time of its launch in the autumn of 1930, Motor Cycling magazine stated that this exciting overhead-camshaft model was "designed primarily to give really high speed, and to give this speed with silence and the added safety of a spring frame".
This apparently well restored example was purchased privately in September 2020 from its previous keeper, who had owned the Matchless since at least 1983. There is a photograph on file of the machine as purchased by the previous owner. The vendor understands that the previous owner had the crankshaft rebuilt and the dynamo overhauled; the rest of the engine was rebuilt by the vendor, while the tank had been repainted by the previous owner. The machine has been run for approximately 100 miles since the rebuild's completion in 2020. Noteworthy features include a modern electrical charging system and a (replica) 2" clock.
Accompanying the machine is a large folder of paperwork to include copy/current V5/V5C documents; an old-style buff logbook (issued 1954); some old tax discs; previous-owner correspondence; sundry receipts; and copies of manuals, parts books, printed publications and articles.
Offered without key
This apparently well restored example was purchased privately in September 2020 from its previous keeper, who had owned the Matchless since at least 1983. There is a photograph on file of the machine as purchased by the previous owner. The vendor understands that the previous owner had the crankshaft rebuilt and the dynamo overhauled; the rest of the engine was rebuilt by the vendor, while the tank had been repainted by the previous owner. The machine has been run for approximately 100 miles since the rebuild's completion in 2020. Noteworthy features include a modern electrical charging system and a (replica) 2" clock.
Accompanying the machine is a large folder of paperwork to include copy/current V5/V5C documents; an old-style buff logbook (issued 1954); some old tax discs; previous-owner correspondence; sundry receipts; and copies of manuals, parts books, printed publications and articles.
Offered without key
Footnotes
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