c.1930 Sunbeam Model 9A
A rare model

Registration No: LXS 958
Frame No: DVLASWA3971931101
Engine No: PP1054
CC: 600
MOT: Exempt

• A rare model from the Sunbeam range
• Restored by the previous owner
• Beautifully restored Steib sidecar
• Current V5C on file

The famous Wolverhampton Sunbeam company had been absorbed into the ICI concern during 1928 and entered the 1930s with a reputation for building high quality products thanks largely to their insistence in producing as much as possible "in house". The quality of their products finish was a yardstick which other manufacturers sought to match, the secrets of which lay in the firm's early history as a manufacturer of high quality ‘Japanned’ enamel ware. By the latter half of the decade and despite the efforts of ICI's accountants to cut manufacturing costs, the company was in trouble. Sunbeam, like their rivals Velocette, was incapable of producing an inferior product which placed them at a disadvantage in the tough economic climate prevailing at the time. Consequently, ICI sought to dispose of the firm, eventually selling it to the London-based AJS and Matchless combine in 1937, which duly became known as Associated Motorcycles. The 599cc 9A was introduced for the 1932 season as the range leader for the touring range and was derived from the well-established Model 9, over head valve 499cc single with which it shared many components.

This nicely presented Sunbeam Model 9A was restored by a previous owner before being re-registered in 2019. The frame has the number D5264, dated from 1929, but is identical in design to the later models, although the UK logbook bears the number DVLASWA3971931101. It is believed the engine and other components are dated from 1932. The Sunbeam has been part of a collection of motorcycles, and over the last year used sparingly, it remains in very good order throughout and running well and has had work carried-out on it recently with bills on file. It is supplied with UK Registration Documents, DVLA correspondence and a Bruce Main-Smith owner's manual and service book.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217