
LOT 494
1924 Coventry Eagle 350cc Model C35 Registration no. CC 4758 Frame no. 34316 Engine no. 1Y/M 24994/M (see text)
Sold for £4,830 inc. premium
Lot 494
1924 Coventry Eagle 350cc Model C35
1924 Coventry Eagle 350cc Model C35
Registration no. CC 4758
Frame no. 34316
Engine no. 1Y/M 24994/M (see text)
Registration no. CC 4758
Frame no. 34316
Engine no. 1Y/M 24994/M (see text)
This Coventry Eagle Model C35 was purchased new as a motorcycle combination in July 1924 by Robert Owen Vaughan of North Wales, who used the machine at least until the outbreak of WW2. Among other things, Mr Owen used the outfit to collect and deliver radio accumulators to farms and houses in the Conway area. Nothing is known about the machine until it appeared in very poor condition, minus the sidecar, at a Beaulieu autojumble in the late 1980s. Then in a distressed state, the bike was purchased and sympathetically restored by the new owner. The current vendor, John Hodson, purchased the machine in February 1994. John is the Sunbeam MCC's Coventry Eagle marque specialist and author of the most comprehensive publication on the make: Coventry Eagle – The History of a Motorcycle Company.
Last used circa two years ago, the machine has been kept dry stored in the garage under sheet since then and is only being sold due to John's advancing age and a recent hip operation. Following a period of inactivity, the machine will require re-commissioning before further use and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Accompanying paperwork includes old/current V5/V5C documents; an old-style logbook; expired MoTs (most recent 2012); assorted correspondence; invoice and purchase receipts; and a 1990 letter from VMCC Coventry Eagle marque specialist Ken Sheppard stating that he knew of no other surviving example. It should be noted that the V5C/V5 records the engine number prefix as '17' whereas it is actually '1Y'.
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Last used circa two years ago, the machine has been kept dry stored in the garage under sheet since then and is only being sold due to John's advancing age and a recent hip operation. Following a period of inactivity, the machine will require re-commissioning before further use and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Accompanying paperwork includes old/current V5/V5C documents; an old-style logbook; expired MoTs (most recent 2012); assorted correspondence; invoice and purchase receipts; and a 1990 letter from VMCC Coventry Eagle marque specialist Ken Sheppard stating that he knew of no other surviving example. It should be noted that the V5C/V5 records the engine number prefix as '17' whereas it is actually '1Y'.
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