Registration No: SV 8512
Frame No: D11332
MOT: Exempt

• Part of a collection of Vintage motorcycles
• Purchased in 2011 as a project
• Restored by the late vendor
• Current V5C on file

New Imperial was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by Norman Downes in Birmingham in 1887 and became New Imperial Motors Ltd in 1912, when serious production commenced. New Imperial made innovative motorcycles that employed unit construction and sprung heel frames long before they became commonplace and were moderately successful in competition. The 1920s was a financially successful decade, the innovations helping fight the general decline in salesbut they suffered financially from the effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s, and then the founder died in 1938. New Imperial was sold and then ended production in late 1939, its former facilities subsequently serving the needs of a nation at war.

This 1926 New Imperial Model 1, 2¾HP was purchased as a restoration project by the owner, who then set about its restoration.t Once completed the bike has been used on many vintage events since. It is an ideal lightweight machine and has formed part of a collection of Vintage machines and comes complete with a current V5C, New Imperial Association paperwork, newsletters, old MOT certificates, and handbooks.

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