29th Mar, 2023 13:00
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
1914 Wall Auto Wheel
Estimated at £4,000 - £4,500Registration No: BF 8645
Frame No: 7746
Engine No: 7746
CC: 118
MOT: Exempt
- 118cc air-cooled engine controlled by a single lever
- Offered with Pioneer certificate and V5c document
- Subject to a restoration by the previous keeper
- Complete with copies of period articles
- From a private collection
- Last used in 2018 and was said to be 'running well'
The Wall Auto Wheel was designed by Arthur W. Wall of Birmingham in 1908 and made by Auto-Wheel Ltd between 1909-1914. A 20-inch wheel is attached to a one horsepower single-cylinder, air-cooled petrol engine of 118cc, featuring an atmospheric inlet valve and side exhaust valve. It provided many people their first taste of powered transport.
Originally utilised as a Butcher’s bike, there is a reinforced frame for carrying meat. An older restoration by a previous owner, the Auto Wheel outfit has resided in its current ownership since 2017. Offered with a Pioneer Certificate there are many period articles and a timing diagram accompanying the machine. Last run in 2018 and said to be ‘running well”, it arrives at the sale having been in a private collection and is being sold due to ill health, it was registered in 2018. The V5C and the aforementioned Pioneer Certificate are present.
For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 29th Mar, 2023
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