Registration No: WAS 821
Frame No: P769
Engine No: DD769
CC: 1000
MOT: Exempt

• Early example of the girder fork 1000cc De Luxe 4G model
• Restored to be used retaining a good degree of originality
• Part of a private collection and supplied with a current V5C

Like a lot of British motorcycle companies, Ariel began producing bicycles in the late 1800s eventually progressing onto motorcycles in 1902. After a typically rocky few years for manufacturers in the early part of the century, the company was bought by Jack Sangster from the receivers at a bargain price in the early 1930s. The company was renamed Ariel Motors (J.S.) Ltd, and promptly resumed production in a new factory in Selly Oak Birmingham. One of their first bikes produced was the Ariel Square Four designed by Edward Turner, who at the time was looking for work and showing drawings of his engine designs to various motorcycle manufacturers. In the days of predominately single-cylinder engines a square four layout was very advanced and the bike stayed in production until the late 1950s. The engine with two transverse crankshafts was essentially a pair of across-frame OHC parallel twins joined by their geared central flywheels, with a four-cylinder block and single head. The idea for the engine was rejected by BSA but adopted by Ariel, becoming their prestige model for the next 20 years.

This 1000cc Square Four 4G De Luxe was first registered in late 1937 and has been part of an enthusiast’s private collection of classics. The bike has been subject to a good authentic restoration that has been carried out keeping a good degree of originality including genuine Dunlop rims. This rare Ariel has been stood for a while so will need some recommissioning and comes supplied with a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189