LOT 66

Offered from the estate of the late Dave Benson, former Life Vice President of the British Two-Stroke Club and its Villiers marque specialist 1966 Royal Enfield 250cc Turbo Twin Sports Registration no. PBH 887D Frame no. 71694 Engine no. 087F 1965

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Lot 66

Offered from the estate of the late Dave Benson, former Life Vice President of the British Two-Stroke Club and its Villiers marque specialist, 1966 Royal Enfield 250cc Turbo Twin Sports

Motorcycles Online - The January Sale|27 January 2025, 13:05 GMT|Online, Milton Keynes

Offered from the estate of the late Dave Benson, former Life Vice President of the British Two-Stroke Club and its Villiers marque specialist
1966 Royal Enfield 250cc Turbo Twin Sports
Registration no. PBH 887D
Frame no. 71694
Engine no. 087F 1965

The Villiers 2T/4T proprietary engine enabled a host of manufacturers to offer a twin-cylinder two-stroke model in the all-important learner market during the 1960s. Royal Enfield's offering used the later 4T engine, which featured a more angular top end incorporating cylinders with four transfer ports (the 2T had only two) and ported pistons. Otherwise the 4T remained much as its predecessor. Enfield fitted the Villiers twin into the lightweight Crusader frame, while the cycle parts were those of the Clipper model. Introduced in November 1963, the original Turbo Twin was replaced in 1964 by the restyled and better-looking Turbo Twin Sports, which featured a chromium-plated fuel tank and mudguards. In this form the model remaining in production until late in 1966.

Correspondence on file states that '71694' is the frame number of a Turbo Twin Sports sent to Marriott's of Buckingham in February 1966, while an accompanying purchase receipt shows that Dave Benson bought it in 1979 for £55 from Dave Goddard Motorcycles. Repainted at some point and stored for some time, the machine is offered for sympathetic recommissioning and/or restoration and is sold strictly as viewed (the odometer reading is 24,561 miles and the engine turns over). Additional documentation includes a continuation logbook from 1973; assorted MoTs; old-style V5/V5C documents; and correspondence with the Royal Enfield Owners' Club. Two keys present.

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