LOT 320

The Clive Wood MBE Collection 1937 Stevens 347cc LL47 Registration no. HV 8111 Frame no. A59337 Engine no. A59337

Sold for £7,130 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 320

The Clive Wood MBE Collection, 1937 Stevens 347cc LL47

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|21 April 2024, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

The Clive Wood MBE Collection
1937 Stevens 347cc LL47
Registration no. HV 8111
Frame no. A59337
Engine no. A59337

In 1931, A J Stevens & Co was forced into liquidation and acquired by Matchless Motorcycles Ltd. Production of AJS motorcycles was continued at the latter's works in Plumstead, South London but the Stevens brothers were no longer involved. Temporarily down but not out, they began again at the Retreat Street factory in Wolverhampton, making motorcycles and a three-wheeled van under the 'Stevens' name. They began in 1934 with an overhead-valve 250 single, adding similar 350 and 500 models to the range in 1935. Although the brothers were back in business there would be no return to mass production; bikes were manufactured and sold in small batches, the proceeds being used to finance the next batch. In 1938 the firm began to turn its attention to war production, and the manufacture of Stevens motorcycles ceased.

One of the rarer British motorcycles of the 1930s, this Stevens 350 is an older restoration offered for recommissioning or more extensive renovation. Accompanying the machine is a file of historical paperwork, some of which dates back to 1937 when it was owned by a Mr Royston Zouch. The Stevens was acquired by the late vendor in October 2009 and is offered with a V5C Registration Certificate.

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