Description
20th Jul, 2024 10:00
The July 2024 Auction
1957 AJS Model 18
No Reserve - Barn find requires full restoration
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: GAS 159
Frame: A51162
Engine: 48/ 186714B
MOT: Exempt
500cc 4-stroke single
4-speed manual
Registered as Historic Vehicle
Mainly complete and has some parts in boxes
Full restoration project
The AJS 500cc Model 18 and AJS Model 18S are 500 cc British motorcycles almost identical to the Matchless G80 and both were produced in the same Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) London factory from 1945 to 1966. These bikes represent the end of the era of big British singles, as when AMC merged with Norton, production concentrated on twins. The AJS Model 18 was developed from a design from the 1930s, despite which it was still being manufactured 30 years later. The AJS was updated when a springer frame rear suspension was made available for 1949, to become the Model 18S. The unreliable 'jampot' shock absorbers were replaced with Girling shocks in 1956 and in 1957 AMC switched from Burman gearboxes to their own make.
This bike has come as part of a deceased estate and is pretty much complete but does also come with a couple of boxes of parts including a speedometer and a couple of replacement carbs, V5 and a selection of AJS manuals.
