Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1939 Nimbus 750/ 4
Over £4, 000 of restoration cost
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: XVV 737
Frame No: 6226
MOT: Exempt
All correct numbers machine
An unusual Vintage machine
An older restoration, still very presentable
Current V5C on file, with a folder of paperwork
Still has ACF 50 coating
In partnership with H. M. Nielsen, Peder Andersen Fisker from Denmark produced electric motors and from around 1910 the first vacuum cleaners in Europe. Fisker believed he could develop a motorcycle and in late 1918 decided to construct a prototype to his own design. Initial sales were not good and Fisker began entering his design in competition events, often with a sidecar attached, and built up a good reputation for the machine. Unfortunately, an economic recession in the 1920s resulted in production being discontinued in 1926 after only 1, 300 machines had been produced. With his son Anders, Fisker started designing a new machine in 1932 and by 1934 was able to demonstrate a new Nimbus motorcycle, the Model 'C'. It retained the inline 4-cylinder engine configuration and shaft drive but had a completely redesigned top end producing 18bhp and a frame made from 40mm x 8mm steel flat bar using riveted construction. Not many bikes were exported, and the Nimbus has now attained almost iconic status, not only in Denmark but also abroad where it’s very individual character makes it a machine of unusual technical interest.
Restored in 2015, there are bills for over £4, 000 (on file) for the restoration of this machine, aside from the cost of purchase. The restoration appears to have been carried out to a good standard before being used. An unusual machine, being a Nimbus and a 750/ 4 cylinder, it was seen as a very different machine to have in a collection and was subsequently purchased by the current owner, although the Nimbus has not been used for the last couple of years and would now require some checking over before putting it back on the road. This example is offered with a UK logbook.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
