1923 Beardmore Precision 350cc
From The Fred Evans Collection

Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: Not visible
MOT: Exempt

• Part of a private collection
• Stored in the attic of a barn
• An unusual machine of the day

In 1919 F. E. Baker Ltd entered into an arrangement with William Beardmore and Company, a large Scottish engineering and shipbuilding company based in Glasgow, and so it was that between 1921 and 1924 Beardmore produced motorcycles under the name 'Beardmore Precision'. The first motorcycle produced was a 350 cc two-stroke featuring leaf-spring suspension front and rear and was followed by a range of motorcycles of 250cc to 600cc. The range expanded to include side-valve models of various capacities, a Barr & Stroud sleeve valve engined '350'. Although production models gained an enviable reputation in the trials events of their day, the racers faired disastrously at the 1924 TT, the debacle prompting Beardmore to close the ailing firm. A leaf-sprung front suspension, an external contracting band front brake, and a fuel-tank integral to the frame structure were among its unusual features.

This 1923 Beardmore Precision is from the Fred Evans collection and was purchased by the late vendor some time ago for his collection. It is not known exactly when it was purchased, however, it ended up stored with other machines in the attic of an old barn. Not run for many years, it will now require recommissioning before it is put back on the road. There are correspondence letters with automotive historian Mike Worthington-Williams.

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