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Auction archive: Lot number 359

c.1935 Gnome-Rhone 250cc Junior Registration no. WAS 684 Frame no. 468554 Engine no. 2164

Estimate
£2,300 - £2,600
ca. US$4,700 - US$5,313
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 359

c.1935 Gnome-Rhone 250cc Junior Registration no. WAS 684 Frame no. 468554 Engine no. 2164

Estimate
£2,300 - £2,600
ca. US$4,700 - US$5,313
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

One of the most famous aero engine manufacturers of WWI, Gnome & Rhone introduced its first motorcycle in 1919, building the Granville Bradshaw-designed ABC under licence. In 1923 the firm introduced single-cylinder power units of its own manufacture, pioneering the use of unitary construction for engine/gearbox, and in the 1930s produced a range of BMW-influenced transverse flat-twins with pressed-steel frames. There were singles too, of course, like this sidevalve-engined 250cc Junior, which featured pressed-steel frames like the larger twins. Premiered at the Paris Salon in December 1933, the Junior was noteworthy for mounting its engine on ‘silentbloc’ bushes: three on early examples, four on later ones. Production of the ‘luxurious motorcycle at a popular price’ commenced in 1934 and the Junior remained in the range until 1939. Nothing is known of this particular machine’s history, although the presence of a 2005 tax disc is a likely indication of when it was last used on the road. The headlamp, tank knee grips and rear rack are missing, while the exhaust is a modern replacement. We are advised that the engine runs well. Sold strictly as viewed, the machine comes with Swansea V5 registration document.

Auction archive: Lot number 359
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2007
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground Staffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BD Tel: +44 207 447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

One of the most famous aero engine manufacturers of WWI, Gnome & Rhone introduced its first motorcycle in 1919, building the Granville Bradshaw-designed ABC under licence. In 1923 the firm introduced single-cylinder power units of its own manufacture, pioneering the use of unitary construction for engine/gearbox, and in the 1930s produced a range of BMW-influenced transverse flat-twins with pressed-steel frames. There were singles too, of course, like this sidevalve-engined 250cc Junior, which featured pressed-steel frames like the larger twins. Premiered at the Paris Salon in December 1933, the Junior was noteworthy for mounting its engine on ‘silentbloc’ bushes: three on early examples, four on later ones. Production of the ‘luxurious motorcycle at a popular price’ commenced in 1934 and the Junior remained in the range until 1939. Nothing is known of this particular machine’s history, although the presence of a 2005 tax disc is a likely indication of when it was last used on the road. The headlamp, tank knee grips and rear rack are missing, while the exhaust is a modern replacement. We are advised that the engine runs well. Sold strictly as viewed, the machine comes with Swansea V5 registration document.

Auction archive: Lot number 359
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2007
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground Staffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BD Tel: +44 207 447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
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