LOT 493

1916 Coventry Eagle 269cc Model 1 Registration no. DS 6733 Frame no. 1750 Engine no. A2201

Sold for £5,060 inc. premium

Lot 493

1916 Coventry Eagle 269cc Model 1

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

1916 Coventry Eagle 269cc Model 1
Registration no. DS 6733
Frame no. 1750
Engine no. A2201

Dating from 1916, this Coventry Eagle Model 1 has the Villiers 269cc two-stroke engine and Sturmey Archer two-speed gearbox with belt final drive. Notable features include a bulb horn; leather fronted tool boxes; and Powell & Hanmer acetylene lighting. The current vendor, John Hodson, purchased the machine in November 1991 from a motorcycle auction in Rochester, Kent (invoice on file). The machine had been on display for many years in an estate agent's shop window in Rochester. Since its acquisition the engine and magneto have been overhauled and new silencers fitted.

Used on various motorcycle club runs, this machine was last ridden circa two years ago, since when it has been kept dry stored in the garage under a sheet. John Hodson is the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club's Coventry Eagle marque specialist. John has written the most comprehensive publication on the make, Coventry Eagle – The History of a Motorcycle Company. The machine is only being sold due to John's advancing age and a recent hip operation.

Following a period of inactivity, this Coventry Eagle will require recommissioning to a greater or lesser extent and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Accompanying paperwork includes old/current V5/V5C documents; DVLA correspondence; an expired MoT (1993); the 1991 auctioneers' invoice; and an invoice for a magneto rebuild.
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