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2351926 Triumph 494cc Model PRegistration no. SV 7256Frame no. 932892Engine no. 230716 SORA landmark in the development of the motorcycle in Britain, Triumph’sModel P debuted at the 1924 Motor Cycle Show. A no-frills, sidevalveenginedmodel, the newcomer undercut every other 500cc machinethen on sale in the UK. Output was soon running at an astonishing1,000 machines per week. Production continued until the decade’send, by which time the Model P had spawned a number of derivatives– models N, Q and QA - and lost penny-pinching features such asits guide-less valves and bicycle-type front brake. This example wasacquired, dismantled, in late 1997 and restored in 1998, with rewoundmagneto, re-tubed forks, new tool box, professionally painted cycleparts, re-plated brightwork and reconditioned carburettor, while thelights were wired to run from a battery inside the wooden box on thepannier frame. After completion the machine was ridden in VMCCevents including several Banbury Runs, with successful assentsof Sun Rising Hill (in 2nd gear). The Triumph has not been used inthe last five or six years, having been replaced by a more recentlyrestored machine, but has been started recently. There is somecorrosion present at the rear of the fuel tank but no leaks at present,and the machine is described as in generally good, useable condition.Accompanying paperwork consists of sundry restoration invoices,VMCC dating certificate, SORN and V5C registration document.£5,000 - 7,000€7,000 - 9,800236 N1929 Motosacoche 378cc ProjectFrame no. 1072245Engine no. A281AKFounded in Acacias, Geneva in 1901, Motosacoche took its namefrom Henri and Armand Dufaux’s self-contained cyclemotor power unit,literally ‘une moto dans une sacoche’ or ‘engine in a saddlebag’. The211cc motor was soon being manufactured in substantial numbersand the brothers set up a subsidiary firm to market it in the UK. Thisled to collaboration with Royal Enfield, who supplied the cycle partsnecessary to market a complete machine and used a Motosacochev-twin engine when they recommenced motorcycle manufacturein 1910. After WWI the Swiss marque’s presence in the UK marketwould be limited to supplying its ‘MAG’ proprietary engines to othermanufacturers. These well-made Swiss power plants were also widelyused throughout Continental Europe. The French market was servedby a subsidiary factory in Lyon where most engines were manufacturedalthough some batches came directly from Geneva. Motosacoche’scharacteristic inlet-over-exhaust engines was to last until the endof the twenties when replaced by (mainly) sidevalve types, while forsports and competition use the firm offered a range of overhead-valveand overhead-camshaft units. This Vintage-era Motosacoche rare‘barn find’ is offered in need of total restoration. The original Swissengine turns over, as does the gearbox, and the machine appearssubstantially complete apart from the piston, gearchange linkageand primary chain case, which are missing. Sold strictly as viewed,it comes with its period’s original French “Permis de Circulation”. It isoffered with a complete spare engine to facilitate its return to the road.£5,500 - 6,500€7,700 - 9,100Bidders 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.34 | the spring stafford sale