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2391923 New Hudson 2¾hp ‘Three-Fifty’Registration no. ET 2629Frame no. FS704Engine no. L23920The Birmingham firm of New Hudson started out as a bicyclemanufacturer. The company’s first powered machine of 1903 useda clip-on Minerva engine and this was followed by the first propermotorcycle in 1910. New Hudson made its Isle of Man TT debut in1911 but major competition success eluded the Birmingham firm untilBert Le Vack took over racing development in 1927, becoming the firstman to lap Brooklands at over 100mph on a 500cc machine that sameyear. New Hudson announced a new range for 1931 but the onsetof economic depression did little to encourage sales and in 1933 thecompany, by then manufacturers of Girling automotive components,ceased to build motorcycles. There was a brief return in 1940 withthe Autocycle, later built by BSA. The machine offered here is anexample of New Hudson’s 2¾hp (350cc) sidevalve model, which wasfirst introduced in 1923 as the ‘Three-Fifty’. ‘ET 2629’ was restoredby motorcycling author Ken Hallworth (founder of ‘Old Bike Mart’) andone of its previous owners, R C Duwe. Last MoT’d and run in 2012,the machine has been kept in dry storage since then and is describedas in generally excellent condition. Accompanying paperwork consistsof an old-style continuation logbook (1962), expired MoT and old/current V5/V5C documents.£5,000 - 8,000€7,000 - 11,0002401924 Raleigh 3hp SportsRegistration no. BF 7193Frame no. R14559Engine no. 10142Britain’s best-known bicycle maker, Raleigh also manufacturedmotorcycles from circa 1902 to 1905, and from 1919 to 1933.More recently, the Nottingham company offered a range of mopedsplus a scooter in the late 1950s/1960s. During the 1920s Raleigh’sline-up expanded to include machines of various capacities, bothsidevalve and overhead-valve engined, ranging from a 175cc unitaryconstruction lightweight to a hefty 998cc v-twin for sidecar pulling. Oneof the mainstays of the range was the popular 350cc, 2¾hp model,a compact sidevalve-engined lightweight that, while not devastatinglyfast ‘flat out’, accelerated smartly and handled well by the standards ofits day. Offered alongside the 2¾hp was a 3hp version, available as theModel 7 or Model 8, the increase in engine capacity being achievedby enlarging the bore from 71 to 76mm. A typical Vintage-era Raleigh,this 3hp model is powered by a 399cc single-cylinder sidevalve enginedriving via a three-speed Sturmey-Archer gearbox and chain final drive,and would have set you back around £53 when new. Restored in 2014by the vendor and described as in generally excellent condition, themachine is offered with a V5C document.£3,500 - 4,500€4,900 - 6,300Bidders 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.36 | the spring stafford sale