LOT 442

1966 Matchless 745cc G15CS Registration no. BVG 152E Frame no. 119343 Engine no. G15CS/119343

Sold for £5,750 inc. premium

Lot 442

1966 Matchless 745cc G15CS

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

1966 Matchless 745cc G15CS
Registration no. BVG 152E
Frame no. 119343
Engine no. G15CS/119343

Following the handful of G15s built for export only in 1962 and fitted with AMC's own 750cc engine, the concept was revived in the middle of the decade using the Norton Atlas engine in the existing G12CSR frame. By this time Norton production had been shifted to AMC's Plumstead factory, and in a further move towards product rationalisation the new G15 roadster (and similar AJS Model 33) was fitted with Norton hubs and Roadholder forks. CSR sports roadsters and trail-styled CS models followed soon after, and these Norton-powered models were the only AMC twins left in production by the end of 1966. Manufacture ceased the following year and today these relatively rare AMC/Norton hybrids are becoming increasingly collectible.

This rare, matching-numbers G15CS was despatched on 25th December 1966 to Berliner Motors in New Jersey, USA. The machine was imported from Ontario, Canada circa 1998 and registered in the UK on 15th August 1999. Our vendor purchased the Matchless in November 2009, since when it has been used sparingly in the summertime only and dry stored since purchase; it last ran earlier this year. Accompanying paperwork includes an AJS & Matchless OC dating certificate; old Canadian registration documents; expired MoTs and tax discs; numerous bills; photocopied literature; old/current V5C documents; and a detailed invoice relating to extensive restoration carried out in 1998 at a cost of £1,931.
Offered with key

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