LOT 583

1927 Sunbeam 493cc Model 9 Registration no. KO 3218 Frame no. D1305 (see text) Engine no. L1325

Sold for £12,075 inc. premium

Lot 583

1927 Sunbeam 493cc Model 9
Registration no. KO 3218 Frame no. D1305 (see text) Engine no. L1325

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1927 Sunbeam 493cc Model 9
Registration no. KO 3218
Frame no. D1305 (see text)
Engine no. L1325

Sunbeam had begun experimenting with overhead valves on their factory racers in the early 1920s and these duly appeared on production models in 1924. The new '500' sports roadster was known as the Model 9 (the '350'as the Model 8) while its race bike counterpart, which could top 90mph, was accordingly designated the Model 90. Sunbeam missed the industry's virtually wholesale switch from flat-tank to saddle-tank frames for the 1928 season, and a saddle-tank version of the Model 9 did not appear until September of that year. Changes to the Model 9's engine were confined mainly to its top-end.

This Vintage-era Sunbeam Model 9 was formerly owned by keen amateur competitor R T Green, who participated with it in various events in the late 1920s/early 1930s, including the 1930 Southern Trial in which he received a 2nd Class award (No.13). Copies of contemporary press cuttings are on file together with a V5C document and an old-style continuation logbook issued in 1958 listing Richard Thomas Green as owner. It should be noted that the frame number is incorrectly recorded in the V5C as '01305'. Carrying a tax disc that expired in 1972, the machine has not been used for some time but was, we are advised, checked and started by a specialist in July 2021. Nevertheless, careful re-commissioning is advised before returning it to the road. A quantity of R T Green's medals is included in he sale.
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