LOT 328

1977 AJW 50cc Fox Cub Moped Registration no. not registered Frame no. 1061 Engine no. 1275

Sold for £690 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 328

1977 AJW 50cc Fox Cub Moped
Registration no. not registered Frame no. 1061 Engine no. 1275

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|15 October 2022, 16:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1977 AJW 50cc Fox Cub Moped
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 1061
Engine no. 1275

Founded in Exeter by publisher Arthur John Wheaton, AJW stunned the motorcycling public by displaying an advanced four-cylinder prototype at its first Earls Court Show in 1928. The 'Super Four' never made it into production, but throughout the 1930s the firm offered a diverse range powered by proprietary engines, though production never amounted to more than 250 machines annually. After WW2, AJW changed hands and re-located to Dorset where production re-commenced using JAP engines. When their supply ceased in the 1950s, the company began importing Giulietta lightweight motorcycles and mopeds from Italy, and in the 1970s marketed a range of small-capacity Minarelli-engined models of its own design. Introduced in mid-1977, the last of these was the 50cc Fox Cub, which would also be the last ever AJW motorcycle (the company went bust the following year). There are no documents with this Fox Cub, which is offered from the collection of noted collector, the late Ken Senior. Sold strictly as viewed.
Offered without key

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