Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
3rd July, 2024 13:00
. 1904 Minerva 2¾ HP
Estimate
£9, 000 - £11, 000
Registration No: BL 1038
Frame No: JZXAK108
MOT: Exempt
The engine has been rebuilt during its present ownership
Reported to perform ‘very well’
Participant in many runs
Minerva was a Belgian firm active from 1902 to 1938 and a manufacturer of luxury automobiles and in later years their Land Rover that was built under license. Prior to the Great War, Minerva became quite famous for its range of motorcycles with 1. 5hp to 8hp motors.
Purchased as a restored machine by the vendor over 30 years ago, ‘BL’ has since completed six Pioneer Runs, four Inverness Rallies (70 miles in the day,) two Anglo-Dutch and numerous other events both in the UK and The Netherlands. The vendor states that ‘BL’ has proved itself to be a very reliable and usable machine, capable of cruising at 30mph with the ability to climb most hills and being light, is easy to manoeuvre into an estate or van.
The engine has been rebuilt during its present ownership and is reported to be in ‘very good order’. Fitted with a c. 1908 B&B carburettor and coil ignition, ‘BL’ is reported to perform ‘very well’ - a great tribute to the advanced Minerva design. An outstanding opportunity to acquire a very capable and well-sorted Pioneer machine, ‘BL’ will no doubt be a welcome entry in Veteran and Pioneer events both in the UK and throughout Europe. Accompanied by an extensive paperwork file, which includes a Pioneer Certificate and a ‘for comfort’ pair of remanufactured crankcase halves!!
