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[matthew]

Wanted 1951 Royal Enfields

[Bullet Whisperer]

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

[Scalyback]

Would that be the Festival of Britain model?

[matthew]

any 1951 Royal Enfield i am after.

not sure of what models were available in 1951.

specifically after one with a certain registration

[Adrian]

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.

[matthew]

So possible 1951 models are

125
350
500
350 bullet
500 Twin
Scramble
Trials Bullet


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[matthew]

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

[Scalyback]

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

[matthew]

So what are the possible RE models for 1951?

[ric]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=royal+enfield+1951+models