Hi Leon,Tony
Very interesting pictures, i recently purchased an early bike, believed to be a 1904 Chater-Lea with a Fafnir engine (auto inlet),
what cought my eye is the rear stand, mine has the same stand, never seen one before, it it as old as the rest of the bike.
Leon, would be interested to see some pictures of your Chater-Lea, i will find mine and post them, perhaps start a thread in the Kingswood Pub as not entirely Douglas related.
Chris