1963 New Hudson 2F, 98cc. Registration number LET 741 (non t...

Hammer

£850

1963 New Hudson 2F, 98cc. Registration number LET 741 (non transferrable). Frame number ZE 10708. Engine number 171A 33851.
Sold with the V5C.
George Patterson’s Hudson Company would produce a range of cycles during the 1800’s and the name New Hudson was registered in Birmingham in 1896. By 1913, motorcycle production was buoyant and New Hudson produced its own 2.75 motor and was also utilising the Armstrong three speed gearbox. The marque peaked in the mid 1920's, and by 1933 motorcycle production had ceased and that situation continued until just prior to WW2 when a new range of ‘autocycle’ arrived powered by 98cc Villiers units and supplied under the New Hudson name. Post war and BSA took over the brand but the New Hudson name continued with the ‘autocycle’ range offering budget transport with their base model available at under £50. Upgrades and restyling continued over the next decade but the basic 99cc single was the final motorbike to enjoy the New Hudson monocle; the final machines left Birmingham in 1957.
This machine is an older restoration in running order.