
LOT 608
1951 Ariel 998cc Square Four 4G MkI Project Registration no. not registered Frame no. SV393 Engine no. TM398
Sold for £2,875 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 608
1951 Ariel 998cc Square Four 4G MkI ProjectRegistration no. not registered Frame no. SV393 Engine no. TM398
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1951 Ariel 998cc Square Four 4G MkI Project
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. SV393
Engine no. TM398
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. SV393
Engine no. TM398
Designed by Edward Turner, creator of the legendary Triumph Speed Twin, the first Ariel Square Four was shown at the Olympia Motorcycle Show in 1930. Conceived as an overhead-camshaft 500, the model grew to 601cc before a total redesign saw it emerge in 1937 as the Model 4G, with 995cc overhead-valve engine. An exercise in weight shedding saw the cast-iron cylinder head and barrel replaced by alloy components for 1949, the revised model, now capable of 90mph-plus, being known as the Mark 1.
Little is known of the history of this partly dismantled example, which is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. Accompanying documentation consist of some correspondence from the early 1970s and an old-style continuation logbook. However, the registration does not appear in the DVLA/HPI database and thus the machine must be considered unregistered.
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Little is known of the history of this partly dismantled example, which is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. Accompanying documentation consist of some correspondence from the early 1970s and an old-style continuation logbook. However, the registration does not appear in the DVLA/HPI database and thus the machine must be considered unregistered.
Key not required
Footnotes
All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.









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