1909 P&M 3½HP
No Reserve

Registration No: SH 1060
Frame No: Not visible
MOT: Exempt

• Discovered and restored in the early 1950s
• Known to the Pioneer Register since 1953
• Sold with its original Pioneer Certificate and a 1962 buff logbook

Phelon & Moore (P&M) of Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, produced motorcycles from 1904 to 1967. The company was founded by Joah C. Phelon and Harry Rayner, and it became known for its unique frame design where the engine acted as a stressed member. The 1909 P&M is notable for its innovative design, particularly its large, sloping 40-degree single-cylinder engine, still characteristically incorporated into the chassis structure. The stressed engine would remain a feature all the way through P&M production, from the initial 500cc model to later 645cc versions.

This charming 1909 P&M has some great history, having been discovered by a Mr. Elliott in the early 1950s. Mr. Elliott immediately embarked upon a restoration, and soon after, in 1953, it was granted Pioneer Certificate no. 196 from the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club. The P&M has passed through a small number of owners since, and the condition has nicely mellowed to what you see here today. This very historic and well-documented machine has a large file of paperwork containing letters between various owners, two Pioneer Certificates (the second, no. 306, issued in 2002), a photograph taken upon its discovery, the current V5C and a buff logbook from 1962. Having been in storage for a number of years, it will need some recommissioning before use.

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