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315Property of a deceased’s estate1929 Rudge 499cc UlsterRegistration no. MY 8683Frame no. 37206 (see text)Engine no. 657The full potential of Rudge’s four-valves-per-cylinder design was slowto emerge but in 1928 Graham Walker’s works 500 became the firstmotorcycle to win a road race - the Ulster Grand Prix - at an averagespeed in excess of 80mph, a feat which led to the introduction ofthe legendary ‘Ulster’ sports model. Early engines deployed parallelvalves in a pent-roof combustion chamber, then in 1930 a trio of350s appeared at the Isle of Man with radially-disposed valves, thenew arrangement demonstrating its superiority when the Rudgesfinished 1,2,3 in the Junior TT. The next move was to produce a‘head for the 500 featuring parallel inlet valves and radial exhausts,the chief advantage of which was reduced complication. This ‘semiradial’arrangement debuted on the 1931 works bikes, and in 1933first appeared on the Ulster and TT Replica models, the only roadgoingRudges to use it. This Vintage-era Ulster was purchased fromone John Chapman in March 1988 having previously belonged to hisfriend, Jack Woodhouse. Correspondence on file suggests that theframe may have been changed, although the number given above isrecorded in the accompanying old-style logbook issued in 1968. Apast participant in the Irish Rally, the machine is offered with a historyfile containing blueprints, technical/historical literature, parts lists,SORN paperwork, old/current V5/V5C registration documents and aquantity of MoT certificates (most recent expired August 2010).£12,000 - 16,000€17,000 - 22,000316Property of a deceased’s estatec.1939 Triumph 498cc ‘Tiger 100 Special’Registration no. 790 UXUFrame no. TL15650Engine no. 9 T100 20787The ‘one-off’ machine offered here consists of the frame from awartime single-cylinder Triumph 3SW, supplied in March 1940, and a1939 Tiger 100 engine, fitted with the desirable bronze cylinder headand magnesium magneto. After its Coventry factory was destroyed inan air raid in November 1940, Triumph relocated to new premises atMeriden, Warwickshire and recommenced production of the singlecylindersidevalve 3SW and overhead-valve 3HW models, which werebased on their civilian equivalents. Triumph’s single-cylinder modelswere used mainly by the Royal Navy for despatch duties and generalliaison, with the less-powerful 3SW reserved for the WRNS. Thesports version of Edward Turner’s trend-setting Speed Twin, the Tiger100 was launched in 1938. Performance was boosted by the use ofhigh-compression forged pistons and polished ports and internals,the result being a machine that could touch 100mph in road trim andexceed it with the silencer end-caps removed. A past participantin the Irish Rally, ‘790 UXU’ was first registered to its late owner inAugust 2006, although documents on file suggest that he had ownedall or part of it for some considerable time beforehand. Taxed untilthe end of July 2015, the machine is offered with dating documents,SORN paperwork, old/current V5C registration documents and aquantity of MoT certificates, the most recent of which expired inAugust 2013.£6,000 - 8,000€8,400 - 11,000Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lotprior to bidding. All lots are sold “as is/where is” with all defects and faults.100 | the spring stafford sale