Sold for £13,800
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: OA 1005
Frame No: A942
MOT: Exempt
Based in Birmingham, the Sun Cycles and Fittings Company began with bicycles, moving onto motorcycle production by 1911. At first, Sun used locally sourced engines from Precision, with three such models featured in the 1912 catalogue. By the end of 1912, Sun's advertisements boasted that their products were made in "one of the largest and best-equipped works in the world for its purpose.”
'OA 1005' still retains its original Birmingham registration number and original Precision engine with drive through a three-speed hub. An older restoration, 'OA' is in ‘oily rag‘ condition with the vendor advising the machine was in running order when purchased in 2010 and has since had a hub ‘service’ by Kevin Helowell but has not been started in recent years, so will require recommissioning prior to use. An excellent opportunity to acquire a veteran contemporary of the Model H Triumph and arguably with its Precision engine 'OA' offers no lesser choice, possibly made more attractive by its ‘dropped’ top tube offering a relatively low seating position and of course its relative rarity. Paperwork includes the V5C and a Pioneer Certificate.
For more information, please contact:
Stewart Parker
info@handh.co.uk
07836 346875
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 3rd Jul, 2024
An auction of classic motorcycles & vintage scooters taking place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, West Midlands.
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