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253Property of a deceased’s estate1926 AJS 500cc G8Registration no. SO 2710Frame no. 88448Engine no. 88448AJS were designed and manufactured by the Stevens family inWolverhampton until 1931, and enjoyed a good momentum throughthe early and mid-1920s, undoubtedly helped by their Junior/Senior TT‘double’ victory in 1921, two outright Junior wins in 1920 & 1922, norforgetting a raft of fastest laps by Jimmy Simpson between 1923 and1928. After the move to, and absorption by, Matchless at Woolwich inthe early 1930s the south London firm is to be credited with retainingautonomy for AJS under the difficult conditions prevailing, whicheventually led to WWII. In their ‘Wolvo’ period – during which timeAjay 4-strokes were of relatively sober appearance – they gained anenviable reputation for reliability and, as with Norton and Velocette, thefirm’s successful ohv range was further enhanced with the introductionof an ohc competition engine before the end of that decade. Althoughnot fitted with a lighting set the black and gold AJS – which isequipped with a bulb horn and a pair of carrier-mounted tool cases– was ridden in the 2010 Banbury Run. Compression is reported as“good”, and the Lucas magneto provides a satisfactory spark but,before further use, the machine will require a thorough mechanicalcheck. Accompanied by a clutch of former MOT certificates the lastRoad Tax disc expired May 2011. A V5C and an old style RF60 logbook are also supplied.£10,000 - 12,000€14,000 - 17,000254Property of a deceased’s estate1914 Triumph 550cc Model CRegistration no. AP 2872Frame no. 250195Engine no. 30804 TTUTriumph motorcycles were definitely quite mechanically advancedleading up to the start of WWI, during which conflict over 25000examples of their H model were reputedly used by the military,justifiably earning the firm its contemporary sobriquet; Trusty Triumph.The C model had but 18 months in production, and was swiftlysuperseded by the Model H, mainly due to the later machine’sseparate bolt on gearbox, and the fact it dispensed with pedals.Although the C model’s rear hub transmission and its pedals weredirectly inherited from the humble bicycle it was already possibleby 1914 to visualise the direction in which the much sturdier ‘motorbicycle’ was going. The AP machine is nevertheless a very worthwhile‘part-finished’ restoration project, within which the wheels and certainother components appear to have been completed. Some of thechassis’ tinwork has been stripped, awaiting the appropriate attention,but there is yet a need to source one or two still missing items. A Binkscarburettor, a Bosch magneto, and a 60 mph Cowey speedometerare in place, however, but close inspection of the whole machine isclearly necessary. On the documentary side of things the list includesa V5 and V5C, a quantity of expired MOT certificates, and a May 1983Dating Certificate (No: 615) from the Sunbeam MCC Pioneer Register.£6,000 - 10,000€8,400 - 14,000Bidders 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.motorcycles | 47