Registration No: CF 1089
Frame No: 16200
MOT Expiry Date: Exempt

• Owned on and off for the last 41 years
• Pioneer Certificated machine no.843
• Refurbished in 2008
• Current V5C on file

The Douglas Brothers, who started up in 1906, acquired the design of a flat twin-cylinder engine from J. Barter's defunct Light Motor Company enterprise, Barter coming to work for Douglas. Having two cylinders horizontally opposed 180 degrees to each other was much the same elegant solution to twin-cylinder engine design as adopted by over fifty other motorcycle manufacturers, although Douglas chose a longitudinal layout for their early twins. By 1910, a clearly dedicated Eli Clarke had ridden a Douglas with a 35mph top speed, 900 miles down the length of the UK in 39 hours 40 minutes!

On offer is a 1914 Douglas 2¾HP machine that was purchased new by a Mr Diederichs who owned the Douglas until he sold it to a Mr Clare in 1957. It was then sold to Brian Verrall in 1964 who in turn sold it to a Mr Merod, who then sold it back to Brian Verrall in 1978, when the current owner purchased it. The current owner then sold it back to Mr Verrall in 1999, who then sold it to Mr Peter Lancaster. Once again it was sold back to Mr Verrall and re-sold back to the current owner. Across ownership, the engine had a mechanical failure, and a 1914 replacement engine was found and is still in the machine to this day. The original engine comes with the machine. Offered with a current V5C, old and newer Pioneer Certificates, some lovely old images of the machine, an old RF60 logbook and various literature.

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