Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: Not visible
MOT: Exempt

• From The Fred Evans Collection
• Restored to French military specification
• A very presentable example
• Owned for many years

The Wolverhampton based firm of John Marston Ltd. earned fame for their superb Sunbeam bicycles at the close of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. At the end of 1913, they launched a 3½HP motorcycle design which would make them world famous. Nickel plating on Sunbeams was kept to a bare minimum, with all other parts enamelled in black. The enamel was of superb quality, and many vintage Sunbeams still have their original factory finish today. This followed John Marston’s dictum of the best possible quality allied to the best possible specification on any machine.
Reputedly restored to French military specification prior to entering the late Fred Evans’ collection, he is understood to have displayed this 1918 Sunbeam at a variety of shows and steam rallies. Not started or ridden for years, it will require recommissioning prior to being put back on the road. Sadly, we have been unable to locate any documentation for the motorcycle. However, it is known to the Marston Sunbeam Club who should be able to help with the registration process.

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