LOT 361

1926 Douglas 348cc Model EW Registration no. SV 4973 Frame no. MF15463 Engine no. YE15662

Sold for £7,475 inc. premium

Lot 361

1926 Douglas 348cc Model EW

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

1926 Douglas 348cc Model EW
Registration no. SV 4973
Frame no. MF15463
Engine no. YE15662

Designed by Cyril Pullin and launched at the Olympia Show in 1925, the EW was intended to benefit from tax concessions available to lightweights, and so weighed under 200lbs. In typical Douglas fashion the 348cc engine was a fore-and-aft flat twin: a fixed-head sidevalve with outside flywheel, hand and mechanical oil pumps, and BTH magneto ignition. A gearbox mounted behind rather than above the rear cylinder, all-chain drive and decent-sized drum brakes differentiated the EW from its predecessors, as did the handsome sloping fuel tank that replaced the 'flat' style used hitherto. An unusual feature was the gear change gate located in the tank's centre. Benefiting from numerous improvements the EW went on to achieve some notable successes in the popular reliability trials of the period.

Previously registered 'EL 1600', this EW was acquired by our vendor in May 2022 and was in irregular use up to last summer, described as 'an interesting ride'. The machine is presented in lovely 'oily rag' condition; clearly the paintwork has been retouched in places over the years but it is very unusual to find an example as unmolested as this one, which is recorded in the Douglas Machine Register. A copy of the Register is on file and the machine also comes with old/current V5C documents and sundry invoices, one of which is for a magneto overhaul in November 2019.

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