First off, wish to thank Dave for helping me post the pictures and for the prompt and courteous reply.
A special thanks to Doug, your global moderator herein for contacting me via a private message I sent him this afternoon.
Doug is a walking and talking encylopedia of these bikes, was super impressed by his historical knowledge and I am sure he is valued within the site.
He informed me of the little tid bits the bike was missing, generally though, I guess she is pretty much intact and correct.
For the other readers herein:
doug said it was in all probability a 1935, told me the numbers would identify it for sure.
She is a OW-1 model/series, 500 or 600 cc, said that either a 5 or a 6 prefix in the serial #, will tell the story of that.
I brought up that we thought it was a 1936, doug said perhaps, a left over sold as a 1936.
He added that a slit in the rear fender made him beleive it is not a 1934, there again, the numbers will tell the story.
Guess she is quite rare as Doug mentioned, maybe 25 made, and 9 now known to exist.
It last ran about 40 years ago, then it was parked inside of a warehouse.
Dave Lawrence & Doug, >>will most definetly get you the numbers off of the chassis and engine.
It is located in a different location from where I live, so it may be a few days>>> will follow through though.
Doug told me that they probably would not match as the engines were set into the bikes as they were being built and no real order was kept.
Would be cool to know where it was delivered when new, if that info does surface through records.
With respect and warmest regards,thank you guys !!!!
John
Home of the first futuristic exotic automobile in the world, the 1935 Harris fwd Speedster, with 15 firsts still used, even though modernized, to this very day !!!.
No bigger, higher, longer or heavier than a D-Type Jag or a early Ferrari TR, but decades earlier !!!