Sold for £4,140
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: FDP 259
Frame No: WA747
Engine No: RB518
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
The Ariel Red Hunter was the name used for a range of Ariel single-cylinder and twin-cylinder motorcycles. They were designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an overhead-valve single-cylinder engine he developed six years earlier. Originally a "sports" version of the Ariel 500, 250 and 350cc versions were developed and became popular with grass track and trials riders. From 1948, the 500cc twin-cylinder Ariels were produced in De Luxe (KG) and Red Hunter (KH) models. All Red Hunters had a distinctive dark red petrol and oil tanks which were painted in the former Bournbrook cinema opposite the main Ariel factory in Dawlish Road.
This charming Ariel NH is in a very original condition. There has been some touch-up carried out here and there, after many years of use. An all correct numbers machine, it is offered with the owner’s handbook and purchase receipts on file. It is accompanied by a current V5C and various paperwork and will need recommissioning before use.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum, 20th Jul, 2022
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