Lot details Registration No: XNO 270 Frame No: 119245B Engine No: 119245 cc: 350 MOT Expiry Date: None
The Bristol based Douglas concern were able to announce what to all intents looked like a brand new machine to the world in September 1945 when details of the T35 were published in the specialist press. The new engine displaced 348cc and was equipped with over head valves with drive being taken to the rear wheel by chain via a four speed gearbox built in unit with the engine. The assembly was housed in a frame that was technically advanced for the time, featuring a pivoted rear fork controlled by torsion bars and, by the time of production, Douglas's Radialdraulic fork which used a short leading link controlled by helical springs and hydraulic dampers housed in the fork leg. The new model, although quick for its class, was under developed when it arrived in showrooms during 1946, suffering from excessive side to side shake, a tendency to cut to one cylinder and poor quality control. These faults were addressed by Erling Poppe, Walter Moore and Freddy Dixon. The result was released in 1949 and typed the MK III. For 1950 another variant, the MK III de Luxe, was added to the range. This featured a conventional exhaust system and a revised rear subframe with cast alloy toolboxes. A MK IV variant was produced in limited numbers but the next and last major variant of the "mark" series Douglas to appear was the MK V in 1951, refined version of the MK III de LuxeAs with its predecessor it offered good performance and handling.
The beautiful MK V offered dates from the penultimate year of production and is described by the vendor as being a "concours restoration" with matching numbers and paperwork.
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