LOT 497

1937 Coventry Eagle 250cc Model N25/2 (Flying 250) Registration no. DVE 401 Frame no. 5021 Engine no. 37/CG2M 502 (see text)

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Lot 497

1937 Coventry Eagle 250cc Model N25/2 (Flying 250)

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

1937 Coventry Eagle 250cc Model N25/2 (Flying 250)
Registration no. DVE 401
Frame no. 5021
Engine no. 37/CG2M 502 (see text)

This N25/2 'Flying 250' is the only one known to exist (the N25/2 model has upswept exhausts whereas the N25/1 does not). It is powered by a 250cc Matchless overhead-valve engine driving via an Albion four-speed gearbox. The 'Flying' series with OHV engines was available until 1940 when all Coventry Eagle motorcycle production ceased. Most of the components for these motorcycles were bought in from other manufacturers. It is for that reason that these motorcycles have been described as the best Coventry Eagle ever made!
Current vendor John Hodson acquired 'DVE 401' in January 2013 (receipts on file) and had to do only a limited amount of work to return the machine to working order. 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 a sheet and is only being sold due to John's advancing age and a recent hip operation. Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require re-commissioning and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Accompanying paperwork includes a current V5C; expired MoTs (most recent 2012); and the aforementioned hand-written purchase receipts from 2013. It should be noted that the V5C records the engine number as '37/GG.2.M502' (actually '37/CG2M 502').
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