c.1914 Hampton 3½HP
No Reserve

Registration No: DS 9445
Frame No: H326
MOT: Exempt

• Part of a private collection for many years
• A rare Pioneer machine
• An older restoration
• Believed to have completed in a few Pioneer Runs

Founded by William Paddon of Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire, the Hampton marque survived in various guises from 1912 to 1933. A manufacturer of both motorcycles and motorcars, it operated from premises in Lifford Mills, King’s Norton, Worcestershire. The first Hampton two-wheeler debuted in 1912 featured a 3 1/2 hp single-cylinder engine of in-house design, Saxon forks and belt drive. A smaller capacity, 2 1/2 hp model arrived the following year, while 1914 saw Hampton offer another 3 1/2 hp machine but powered by a proprietary ‘TDC’ engine (T.D. Cross & Sons of Birmingham). Comprehensively outsold in period by bigger makes, surviving Hamptons are very few and far between.

Reputedly restored to a high standard before joining the late vendor’s extensive collection of British motorcycles in the late 1970s, this TDC-engined Hampton has been on static display for many years. Seemingly complete, it will require recommissioning prior to use. Said to have completed a number of Pioneer Runs in the past, this exceptionally rare (and possibly even unique) the Hampton has no registration document but the number is live on the DVLA database which should hopefully make applying for a current V5C easier.

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