Beschreibung:

1964 Panther 645cc Model 120 Motorcycle Combination Registration no. EBW 90B Frame no. 28927 Engine no. 64ZA 295 A Phelon & Moore (P&M) was founded in Cleckheaton, South Yorkshire in 1904. The firm was renowned for its fondness for engines with inclined cylinders, and its new 500cc overhead-valve model, designed by Granville Bradshaw and introduced at the Olympia Show in 1923, remained faithful to the concept. This was P&M's first Panther model, and the name would later be extended to the entire range. Post-WW2, Panther added 250/350cc models with vertical engines to the range, but its largest models retained the inclined engine that had been around since the dawn of time and served as the frame's down-tube. A range of Villiers-powered lightweights and a scooter were added in the late 1950s, these and the old long-stroke singles being the only types on offer after 1961, the 250/350cc four-strokes having been dropped. In 1959 an enlarged (to 645cc) Model 120 joined the 594cc Model 100, and the former would be the sole Panther four-stroke in the range after 1963. With their low-revving engines and limitless pulling power, the big Panthers had long been a favourite of sidecarists. The coming of the Mini in 1959 hit Panther's traditional market hard, but the Model 120 remained available until the end of production in 1968, by which time it had become the motorcycle equivalent of a 'living fossil'. There are no documents with this Panther/Watsonian combination, apparently an older restoration, which was last taxed for the road in 2005. Fußnoten As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.