LOT 370

The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection c.1937 Ariel 497cc Red Hunter Registration no. APM 916 Frame no. overpainted (see text) Engine no. CD577

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Lot 370

The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection, c.1937 Ariel 497cc Red Hunter

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
c.1937 Ariel 497cc Red Hunter
Registration no. APM 916
Frame no. overpainted (see text)
Engine no. CD577

Val Page's arrival at Ariel in 1925 as Chief Designer would trigger a welcome upturn in the firm's fortunes. Page designed new models to replace the existing range, the first of which - a pair of singles displacing 600cc (sidevalve) and 500cc (overhead-valve) - debuted later that year. In 1932 the sports versions were christened 'Red Hunter' and under Page's successor Edward Turner developed into fast and stylish machines.

A framed article from The Classic MotorCycle magazine (February 1994 edition) states that this Red Hunter was "restored last winter and promptly taken on a 2,000 mile trip to the TT", remarking "That it gave no trouble is a testament to the quality of the restoration." A framed copy of the article comes with the machine. Also on file are various invoices from 1992; a notebook dating from March 1992 detailing the engine rebuild; a quantity of old MoTs; Bryan Small's restoration invoice totalling £5,548; an Ariel owner's guide; a V5C and an old V5. The latter records the frame number as 'XC734' but the actual number is more likely to be 'XG734', indicating a 1938 model. Last taxed until 31st July 2006, the Red Hunter displayed a total of 505 miles on the odometer at time of cataloguing.

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Saleroom notices

The frame number is XG734. Please note there is a V5C present, but no old V5.

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