There seemed to be fewer cyclemotors, autocycles and cyclemotors at the VMCC Founder’s Day rally this year. Here are the ones we found, starting in the autojumble:
The first two mopeds we saw
were this 1959 Phillips P40 Panda
and...
...
an NSU Quickly.
The
remains of a James Comet or, more probably, the remains of two
James Comets since the engine looks too early for the frame.
A Honda
Dax in reasonably original (ie: not messed about with)
condition.
A Suzuki 80 priced at
£325.
A War-time James autocycle (the
registration dates from 1941) carrying a £900 price
tag.
A Welbike
... and it’s not one of the reproduction ones.
On a trailer around
the back of the autojumble, was this Raleigh RM8.
A
Villiers 3K engine from a Norman Nippy.
The engine is a Vincent Firefly and the bicycle is a
Hercules Kestrel (with a Reynolds 531 frame).
A 1955 BSA Winged
Wheel, a 1938-ish Saxonette and a Peugeot bicycle.
The Saxonette is the Gritzner
version.
Motosacoche.
An
Itom engine that's been sectioned.
Petrol tank from a Raleigh RM2.
The front forks look like
James and the front mudguard is from a re-styled New Hudson, but
the rest of it is a Coventry-Eagle Autoette.
Puch Maxi S.
£625 was being asked for this
Trojan Mini-Motor on a Raleigh cycle.
Pete Stratford’s
‘Cyclemotor & Autocycle Spares’ stand.
A good original Watsonian sidecar with
all its correct fittings ... shame about the bike.
James autocycle tank.
1962 Mobylette AV79.
Away from
the jumble to the club stands. The VMCC Cyclemotor Section had
several cyclemotors on display, the most unusual being a Busy
Bee...
... and a
Tailwind.
This oddity was on the Scott
owners club stand. It’s a Corgi powered by a Scott
Cyc-Auto engine.
This Trojan Mini-Motor was on the stand
of the British Motorcycle Riders Club (Oxford).
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