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Wanted 1951 Royal Enfields

Hi Matthew, how many do you want and where do we send them? Regards, Paul.

Would that be the Festival of Britain model?

any 1951 Royal Enfield i am after.

not sure of what models were available in 1951.

specifically after one with a certain registration

OK, let's check my late father's copy of the Stone & Cox Ltd catalogue "British Motorcycles of the Year 1951" (sorry Scaly, I'm keeping this!)



Under lightweights there is hand-change 125 two stroke, price £53/3/6, purchase tax £15/14/2. Tourers listed were the 350 OHV Model G £120/0/0, + £23/8/0, the 500 OHV J2, £135/0/0 + £35/9/0. the 350 bullet £140/0/0 + £37/16/0, as well as the 500 Twin, £167/10/0 + £45/4/6. Also listed under competition machines were the Scrambles and Trials Bullets, same price as the tourer! The 500 Bullet hadn't appeared back in 1951, that was a couple of years later.



Did they miss anything?



A.

So possible 1951 models are

125
350
500
350 bullet
500 Twin
Scramble
Trials Bullet


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Ok after a bit more research the one i am looking for is a 1951 model g. Which can either be a 350 or a bullet? is that correct

Yes, but the 'G' has a rigid frame (Like the Birmingham bouncer) whereas the 350 bullet has rear suspension units. Follow the following link that follows to see them in the 1952 catalog.






Royal Enfield 1952

So what are the possible RE models for 1951?