Description
This motorcycle is Lot 126 - To be auctioned by Bonhams at The Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) on 26th & 27th April, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 147 are to be sold from 14:00 on Saturday 26th April 2025.
Lots 201 - 410 are to be sold from 11:00 on Sunday 27th April 2025.
Public Viewing:
Available 26th & 27th April 2025 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
Lot 126
The Dale Winfield Motorcycle Collection
1964 Greeves 250cc Essex Twin Motorcycle Combination
Registration no. ADA 84B
Frame no. 25DD 161
Engine no. 228D 11723
Greeves first twin-cylinder models of the mid-1950s used the Anzani engine and it was not until 1957 that the first Villiers-engined twin - the 25D Fleetwing - appeared. For 1961 the roadster twins were updated with a new scrambler-based frame, and in 1963 the range was expanded with the introduction of the Essex Twin, which was effectively a development of the Sportsman Twin, using the latter's 250cc 17bhp Villiers 2T engine and cycle parts broadly similar apart from the Essex's Moorland Blue colour scheme and deeply valanced mudguards.
One of only 239 built between 1963 and 1965, this smartly presented Essex Twin is attached to a lightweight Watsonian Bambini child's sidecar and has been on static display within the reception of The Winfield's headquarters for decades. The odometer reading is 359 miles (presumably the distance covered since restoration) and the Greeves was last taxed in 1998. Accompanying paperwork consists of an V5C, the original RF. 60 logbook recording the machine as a 'bicycle' (solo); expired MoTs for 1994 and 1997; and photocopy V5 registration documents in the name of the previous owner (from 1988) and the late vendor, who purchased it in 1995. There is also some photocopied material on the model. Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning or possibly more extensive restoration before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. One key present.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
