FEATURED AUCTION
BONHAMS AUCTIONS
THE SPRING STAFFORD SALE
The International Classic MotorCycle Show
Staffordshire County Showground Stafford
SUNDAY 28th APRIL 2019
c.1910 Douglas 2¾hp Model C
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. unable to locate
Engine no. 1056
The Bristol-based Douglas Foundry took up motorcycle production in 1907 with a machine powered by a horizontally-opposed, twin-cylinder engine, and the company would keep faith with this layout until it ceased motorcycle production in 1957. Fore-and-aft installation made for a slim machine with a low centre of gravity, and the design's virtues were soon demonstrated in competition, 2¾hp Douglas machines taking 1st, 2nd and 4th places in the 1912 Junior TT in the Isle of Man. Douglas were quick to realise the advantages of the countershaft gearbox, its three-speed entries gaining the Team Prize in the 1914 Six Days Trial, a conspicuous success that resulted in the firm obtaining a wartime contract for the supply of military machines.
Douglas' success continued after The Great War. In its publicity announcing the 1924 models the company claimed that 'well over 75,000 Douglas 2¾hp machines are giving satisfaction every day to their owners.' No need was seen for major changes.
The early Douglas offered here is an older restoration, deteriorated since, with a possible leak from the fuel tank. Its mechanical condition is not known. The machine is offered with a VMCC dating document recording frame number '191745'.
FOOTNOTES
- As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.
SOURCE: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25383/lot/496/?category=list&length=10&page=45
SELECTED BY IDRIS SQUIRREL
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