LOT 513

1956 Panther 645cc Model 100/120 (see text) Registration no. XKL 985 Frame no. 25135 Engine no. 65ZA151B

Sold for £4,025 inc. premium

Lot 513

1956 Panther 645cc Model 100/120 (see text)

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1956 Panther 645cc Model 100/120 (see text)
Registration no. XKL 985
Frame no. 25135
Engine no. 65ZA151B

Post-WW2, Panther added medium-weight 250/350cc models with vertical engines to the range, but its largest models retained the inclined engine that had been around since the dawn of time. In 1959 an enlarged (to 645cc) Model 120 joined the 594cc Model 100 and the former would be the sole Panther four-stroke in the range after 1963. With their low-revving engines and limitless pulling power, the big Panthers had long been a favourite of sidecarists. The coming of the Mini in 1959 hit Panther's traditional market hard, but the Model 120 remained available until the end of production in 1968, by which time it had become the motorcycle equivalent of a living fossil. Part of the collection of noted collector the late Ken Senior, this Model 100 is fitted with the larger Model 120 engine, and appears to be an older restoration. It carries a tax disc that expired in September 1997, and the 386 miles odometer reading may well be the distance covered since completion. However, its mechanical condition is not known and thus the machine is sold strictly as viewed. Documentation consists of correspondence and numerous bills for parts purchased in the 1990s from the Panther Owners' Club and other specialists by the machine's then owner, Mr Gareth Harvey. There is also a quantity of Panther-related literature and an HPI check sheet, but no registration document.

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