Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1923 Beardmore Precision 350cc
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 2279
MOT: Exempt
Part of a private collection
Stored in the attic in a barn
An unusual machine of the day
A current V5c is with this lot
In 1919 F. E. Baker Ltd entered into an arrangement with William Beardmore and Company, a large Scottish engineering and shipbuilding company based in Glasgow, and between 1921 and 1924 Beardmore produced motorcycles under the name "Beardmore Precision". The first motorcycle produced was a 350 cc two-stroke featuring leaf-spring suspension front and rear and was followed by a range of motorcycles from 250 cc to 600 cc. The range expanded to include sidevalve models of various capacities, a Barr & Stroud sleeve valve-engined '350' Although production models gained an enviable reputation in the trials events of their day, the racers faired disastrously at the 1924 TT, the debacle prompting Beardmore to close the ailing firm. Leaf-sprung front suspension, an external contracting band front brake, and a fuel-tank integral to the frame structure were among its unusual features.
This 1923 Beardmore precision was purchased by the late vendor some time ago for his collection. It is not known exactly when it was purchased but it was placed in the attic of the barn with his other motorcycles in the collection. Not run for many years and now will need recommissioning before placing it back on the road. There are correspondence letters with Mike Worthington Williams and a current V5c with this lot.
