Registration No: EF 1462
Frame No: 3258
MOT: Exempt

• Part of a collection of Vintage machines
• Owned since 1989
• Long term previous ownership
• Current V5C on file

The Monopole name first appeared in 1902, when a machine was exhibited at the Stanley Show for motor vehicles by the Monopole Cycle Co. It was a very primitive affair with a 2¼hp engine and a single-lever control. The name did not appear again for several years but surfaced once more at the 1912 Olympia Exhibition as the Monopole Cycle and Carriage Co. of Foleshill, Coventry. Two models were exhibited, similar in type, with 2½hp and 3½hp Precision engines. They both had Saxon forks and direct-belt drive, the larger to a Sturmey-Archer three-speed hub gear. The design and finish were of high quality although the specification was conventional. After the Great War, the two-strokes continued and were joined by four-stroke models with Abingdon and JAP engines and a choice of transmissions. Some sports versions had all-chain drive as standard. The Motor Cycle magazine of 24th November 1921 reported on the marque at the Olympia Exhibition. By this time, it was producing models with Villiers, Abingdon and JAP engines.

This 1921 Monopole was first registered in West Hartlepool. Accompanying early driving licences and insurance documents suggest that it soon relocated to London and the stewardship of a Mr Swift. No further history is known until it enters the hands of a Mr. Hunt, who was seeking information on the machine through Bob Currie. It was purchased by the late vendor in early 1989. There is correspondence with the DVLA to retain the original number plate, for which permission was eventually granted. Restored thereafter and used on many vintage events including the Banbury Run, it has not been ridden for a few years and will need light recommissioning. It comes with a current V5C, DVLA paperwork, old insurance documents, and driving licences.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217