1936 Douglas Aero

Registration No: JU 7274
Frame No: AE385
MOT: Exempt

• Formerly sold by us in project condition in 2017
• Sympathetically refreshed and rejuvenated by 2021
• A truly unusual post-vintage machine which would be a head-turner at rallies

The 600cc Douglas Aero came into being as the motorcycle maker was in the midst of being taken over by the British Aircraft Company (not to be confused with the later British Aircraft Corporation) in June, 1935. A new company called Aero Engines Ltd. was set up to take over the factory, but no aero engine contracts were immediately forthcoming, and the takeover was supposedly reflected in the new model name. Along with a typical Douglas sidevalve flat-twin, the Aero used a four-speed hand gear-change and, as a 600, was naturally suited to pulling sidecars.

This beautiful 1936 Aero first crossed the H&H auction block in 2017, when we sold it as a somewhat scruffy example which had been off the road for some time. By 2021, it had been sympathetically refurbished but not over-restored, and was then reported to run well at 45-55mph, with a smooth clutch and precise gears. A very rare and unusual machine, it still looks wonderful, with the light patina that so well becomes pre-war motorcycles, and would surely be a welcome sight at vintage motorcycle rallies such as the Banbury Run and the Graham Walker Memorial Run. It is supplied with the current V5C.

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