Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1932 New Imperial Model 2
Estimate
£2, 500 - £3, 500
Registration No: NV 973
Frame No: 80138182
MOT: Exempt
From a deceased estate
Ideal lightweight Vintage machine
Current V5c On file
New Imperial was a short-lived company, founded in Birmingham around 1900. Serious production started in 1912. By the mid-1920s New Imperial Motors Ltd was doing well, and making about 300 machines a month, but they suffered during the depression of the 1930s, and in 1938 their founder Norman Downes died. They went into liquidation in 1939. Despite attempts by various parties to buy the company, production ceased in 1939 as the war started. The Model 2 was termed “the popular mount” for its all-round characteristics. It had a three-speed hand change gearbox, a top speed of approximately 55 miles per hour, and a fuel consumption was given as 120 miles per gallon.
This 1932 Model 2 had a long term previous owner who purchased it in the 1980s. It was restored by the late owner during the 1980s/ 90s. It has seen little use since its completion and has been stored for a few years and recommissioning is advised before use. It comes complete with a current V5c, New Imperial literature, and some handwritten letters.
