Registration No: None
Frame No: Not visible
Engine No: Not visible
CC: 225
MOT: Exempt

• Rare barn find De luxe British built scooter from the 1950s
• Heavyweight construction fitted with a Villiers 2 stroke engine
• An interesting restoration project, unfortunately, no paperwork

The Dayton Cycle Co built motorcycles from 1913 to 1922, then after a long gap restarted production at Shoreditch in London in 1939. In the post-war years they mainly built scooters until their closure in the early 1960s. The Albatross scooter was built between 1956 and 1960, sold as a super scooter to tempt both scooterists and motorcycle riders. It was priced at around £230 and was pitched against the more heavyweight scooters from Heinkel and Maico, as opposed to the more stylish and lightweight Italian imports such as the Lambretta and Vespa.

This c.1958 model, being offered at ‘no reserve’, was part of a large motorcycle dealer’s stock and taken home and stored in a barn when they closed down many years ago. The bodywork appears solid and quite complete, but it has not been run for a long time so will need a complete restoration. An interesting project fitted with a Villiers single-cylinder engine thought to be 225cc. Unfortunately, the paperwork has gone missing over the years, but it has a registration plate showing LJR 350 that may be recoverable.

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