Got one of these in the shed Have You? 1927 P&M Panthette, 250cc
 Pic and info from here.
"At the Olympia Show in October 1926                                              the Granville Bradshaw designed Panthette                                              stole
 the attention from every other                                              machine on offer. The Panthette bristled                                              with innovations. A transverse V-twin                                              with horizontally split cranckcase,                                              valve spring arrangement utilising                                              laminated springs, enclosed alloy                                              rocker box, motorcar type 4-speed                                              transmission, multi-plate clutch etc.                                              Only 6 are known to survive. One in                                              the Sammy Miller collection, one in                                              the National Motorcycle Museum in                                              Solihull, two in privat collections                                              in the U.K., one in the Dutch Branse                                              Collection and this particular one."
Monday, 18 October 2010
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