
LOT 353
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection 1955 DMW 225cc Cortina Registration no. VHT 832 Frame no. 2P487E Engine no. ER993A-11707 (see text)
Sold for £2,300 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 353
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection, 1955 DMW 225cc Cortina
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection
1955 DMW 225cc Cortina
Registration no. VHT 832
Frame no. 2P487E
Engine no. ER993A-11707 (see text)
1955 DMW 225cc Cortina
Registration no. VHT 832
Frame no. 2P487E
Engine no. ER993A-11707 (see text)
After a tentative start in the late 1930s, Dawson's Motors Wolverhampton (DMW) commenced production of a range of Villiers-powered lightweights in 1950. The firm built its first competition (trials) models in 1952 and introduced a scrambler a couple of years later. There was a new frame and new engines for 1954, the former being a somewhat unusual combination of square-section tubes and steel pressings. Up front there were telescopic forks (Earles-type leading-link forks were optional), while at the rear the oval-section tubular swinging arm boasted snail-cam chain adjustment at the pivot point in the frame's pressed-steel centre section. This frame was used for various models, the Cortina version being powered by the 225cc Villiers 1H engine.
This rare British two-stroke was registered to Tony East's partner Pat in October 2014 having previously belonged to a Mr Thomas Stubbs of Derbyshire. Presented in restored condition throughout, the machine comes with the purchase receipt; old/current V5/V5C registration documents; and a photocopy of its original buff logbook. It should be noted that the V5C still lists the original engine number ('993A.6849'). One key present.
This rare British two-stroke was registered to Tony East's partner Pat in October 2014 having previously belonged to a Mr Thomas Stubbs of Derbyshire. Presented in restored condition throughout, the machine comes with the purchase receipt; old/current V5/V5C registration documents; and a photocopy of its original buff logbook. It should be noted that the V5C still lists the original engine number ('993A.6849'). One key present.
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