LOT 529

1925 Sunbeam 347cc Model 2 Sports Registration no. FC 8964 Frame no. 21539 Engine no. 242/22428S

Sold for £6,325 inc. premium

Lot 529

1925 Sunbeam 347cc Model 2 Sports

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

1925 Sunbeam 347cc Model 2 Sports
Registration no. FC 8964
Frame no. 21539
Engine no. 242/22428S

"This (the Model 2) is the ideal sporting machine for those who do not require the maximum speeds obtainable from our larger engines, although it has, in fact, put up some wonderful speeds in competition. It is also admirably suited to those who like a fast, light machine for ordinary touring purposes." – Sunbeam Motor Cycles, 1926.

Although its very first machine had been a '350', Sunbeam had abandoned the class in 1914 in favour of larger capacities, only returning to it in 1923 with an entirely new sidevalve design that would form the basis of all the overhead-valve engines that followed. The new 2¾hp engine first appeared in the essentially similar Models 1 and 2, the former being a foot board-equipped tourer and the latter a more sporting machine.

Owned since 21st November 2018, this Sunbeam Model 2 has been kept in the museum at the Shuttleworth Collection and used only on special occasions. Notable features of this wonderfully patinated motorcycle include a Bonniksen 100mph speedometer, bulb horn and a tyre inflator. The machine was last run in December 2022. Accompanying documents consist of a (copy) old-style logbook (issued 1954) and a current V5C Registration Certificate.

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