LOT 369
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection 1941 Royal Enfield 250cc Model D Registration no. FYN 708 (see text) Frame no. 5965 Engine no. D3440
Sold for £6,670 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 369
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection, 1941 Royal Enfield 250cc Model D
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
1941 Royal Enfield 250cc Model D
Registration no. FYN 708 (see text)
Frame no. 5965
Engine no. D3440
1941 Royal Enfield 250cc Model D
Registration no. FYN 708 (see text)
Frame no. 5965
Engine no. D3440
Royal Enfield of Redditch manufactured a range of bewildering and fast-changing variety in the 1930s. 'Slopers' with inclined engines were a feature of the decade's early years and then in 1936 a revised range with vertical engines began to be phased in, establishing the pattern for Enfield singles for the next 25 years. The first of these new machines were the overhead-valve models G (350cc) and J (500cc) both of which came with coil ignition, dry sump lubrication with oil reservoir contained within the crankcase, and four-speed foot-change gearboxes. The Model D 250cc sidevalve was a new introduction for 1939, although unlike many of its peers it had a separate oil tank, the latter mounted between the rear engine plates. During WW2 more than 29,000 of the military WD/C (sidevalve) and WD/CO (overhead-valve) 350cc models were supplied to Allied forces, while the Model D was used for training. Suitably refurbished, many of these ex-WD Enfields were sold by the factory immediately after the war alongside the newer civilian models.
First registered on 25th October 1941, this rare Royal Enfield lightweight belonged to one Kenneth Pullman of Guildford from 1945 until 1965 and again from 1969. It is believed he owned the machine from new and that Tony bought it directly from him. The accompanying old-style buff logbook records the last taxation from May 1965. Restored throughout, the machine is offered with Bryan Small's restoration invoice totalling £6,997. The odometer reading at time of cataloguing was 14 miles. There is no V5C registration document with this Lot.
First registered on 25th October 1941, this rare Royal Enfield lightweight belonged to one Kenneth Pullman of Guildford from 1945 until 1965 and again from 1969. It is believed he owned the machine from new and that Tony bought it directly from him. The accompanying old-style buff logbook records the last taxation from May 1965. Restored throughout, the machine is offered with Bryan Small's restoration invoice totalling £6,997. The odometer reading at time of cataloguing was 14 miles. There is no V5C registration document with this Lot.
Footnotes
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Saleroom notices
The frame number is 5695.
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