Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1925 Coventry Eagle C50 500cc
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: BF 6345
Frame No: Not Visible
MOT: Exempt
Part of a private collection
Stored in the attic in a barn
An unusual machine of the day
A current V5c with this lot
1897 Formerly known as Hotchkiss, Mayo and Meek at Hill Cross Works, Coventry; when Hotchkiss died and John Meek left the company, it came under the control of Edmund Mayo and Bernard Rotherham and moved to Lincoln Street, named as the Coventry Eagle Cycle Co. The company produced motorcycles between 1899 and 1940.
On offer is a 1925 Coventry Eagle 500cc side valve machine, it bears an older restoration and was purchased by the late owner to go with his other Coventry Eagle collection of small cc machines. It is not known when it was purchased, but he took it to various shows and events until eventually, he placed it in the attic of the barn with the rest of the collection. It has not been used for some time and will need some recommissioning before placing back on the road. It comes complete with a current V5c.
