LOT 28

Geoff Davidson - 1922 Sparking Plug together with a 1921 Silver Medal & signed letter on TT Special notepaper

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Lot 28

Geoff Davidson - 1922 Sparking Plug together with a 1921 Silver Medal & signed letter on TT Special notepaper

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|22 April 2023, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Geoff Davidson - 1922 Sparking Plug together with a 1921 Silver Medal & signed letter on TT Special notepaper

one of the plugs which Geoff Davidson carried during his winning ride on his Levis in the 1922 Lightweight TT, the first to be run. The 1921 Luton & South Beds. A.C. silver medal (1 1୵16" diameter) was won by G S Davidson at a Hill Climb on the 7th May 1921. Mounted, framed and glazed, 30 x 44cm.

Footnotes

This particular plug was made specially for the Levis machine by K.L.G. in 1922. It is their model 180 which was the most advanced type at that time. It has a reduced hexagon which was necessary in order to get it into the deeply flanged Levis cylinder head.

Davidson took 3hrs 46mins 56secs to cover the 188¾ miles, his average speed was 49.89mph.

He raced mostly Levis machines during his racing career from 1921 until 1925. He finished first in the 1922 Lightweight TT, 1922 Lightweight French Grand Prix, 1922 Lightweight Belgian Grand Prix, with numerous places in other races.

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