Lot details
Registration No: AL 8382
Chassis No: 24891
Mot Expiry: Exempt

This wonderful vintage `home brew' was built from scratch in 1919 by J A Mills of Mansfield. Having served an apprenticeship in the cycle industry he had progressed to working in the motorcycle business before running his own garage. He began constructing `The Busy Bee' single-seater immediately after WWI and completed it one year later for a total expenditure of £120. He then proceeded to use it as his daily transport for the rest of his driving life, covering over 100,000 miles. A three-wheeler in the Morgan style, its tubular frame was originally powered by a 4.5hp Stag engine but this was replaced by the current 6hp AJS V-twin in 1928. Drive is transmitted by chain to a mid-mounted Sturmey-Archer clutch and three-speed gearbox, from where a further chain drives the single rear wheel. Just 10 bolts retain the three-piece plywood body. A unique period masterpiece of enormous character.