Mike walburn

Hi  according to the green machine  it was supplied to  AFS cardiff east  and sold via Ruddington cat 101 

 REGARDS MIKE

Hi yes that’s strange I can pull the others from my vehicle search data base at work , I’ve also checked in a supplier of mine who has database linked to dvla as well as myself and no show there either , but they are in the links at dvla you sent me shame as they don't  give frame numbers cheers mike 

Hi My research shows only 4 of the original 8 bikes  registered with dvla , i shall list 

LYO 840  MISSING

LYO841  Frame 89394  ?reg 28/10/86 last mot   exp 28/10/86

LYO 842 Frame A2476  reg 01/10/89                     exp 24/07/09

LYO843  Frame A2473  reg 01/08/53                     exp29/04/08

LYO844  MISSING

LYO845  MISSING

LYO846  Frame A2458   reg 23/0686                      exp 23/06/86

LYO847  Frame  A2514  My bike will be registered when dvla start working again 

interesting frame number from DVLA recorded for  LYO 841 , 89374 ?

thanks mike 

Hi ken 

thanks very much for the reply , I am really coming up with a blank at present as to when it was sold and where , but I am in contact with the home office and am going to request details from the dvla  when they re open , thanks for the info  mike 

Hi Clive , thanks for that , i am at present in conversation with various people trying to get a fix on this i have spoken with the archives at lancashire but i think because the bike was issued to stretford it may have been taxed there .

it is a bit more difficult with lots of placed either closed or on short time due to the current situation which is understandable , i am also trying to track it back to the last known owner in 1986 but he unfortunately is no longer with us , but his family may or may not be able to give me some ideas , i will keep searching while i start to put her back to her AfS Livery , thanks again regards Mike 

Hi when looking for your bike you didn’t come across mine In any lists did you ? It was in the first batch of 8 supplied by matchless for evaluation by the home office to the AFS in June 1953 its reg no is LYO 847 , I am struggling to find history on it , thanks mike 

Hi thanks for the reply  I have now been informed that my bike was not sold at Ruddington .

i have seen the records for the other 7 bikes being sold off but mine seems to have ‘disappeared’  .

thanks regards mike 

On 5/8/2014 at 11:27 PM, Dusty said:

 

 

Hi Brian thanks very much for that , was that Stratford or Stretford Manchester ? 
thanks mike 

Hi  i have just joined the club , as i found it by chance when trying to find out information on a bike i have , its a  1953  matchless G3 with original engine matching the frame  reg number   LYO847

I have worked out from some posts back in 2015 that some members may have the catalogues for ruddington  sales  i have seen that on some of the scans that were posted then  reg numbers LYO 840  843  844  845  were sold but i dont see mine , i was wondering if anyone could put me in the right direction , i believe that my bike was one of the first batch for evaluation from the first supply contract , i would love to find out more info , thanks mike