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Information relating to the Matchless G80 or AJS Model 18 500cc Heavyweight.
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Sykes
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Post by Sykes »

Hi all,

My name is Ed. I'm from Dublin in Ireland.

Ive recently bought a complete rolling chassis of what I believe is a Matchless G80. Its rigid/tele and its frame number is 2393.

Thanks for letting me join in,

Regards,

Ed
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Rob Harknett
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Welcome to the club. It would be a good idea to get your rolling chassis dated, if you intend to build up on it. A picture may also be needed. The number could be early post war. But could be mistaken for a 350 WD, as the same number would have also been used, prior to re starting numbers again post war.
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Rob Harknett wrote:Welcome to the club. It would be a good idea to get your rolling chassis dated, if you intend to build up on it. A picture may also be needed. The number could be early post war. But could be mistaken for a 350 WD, as the same number would have also been used, prior to re starting numbers again post war.

Thanks Rob, Il do that.
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Welcome aboard Ed - I look forward to seeing some photos of you bike as you build it up.

Stephen
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Hi Ed

If the frame is post war it will most likely be an early 1946 one, unfortunately I believe that there are gaps in factory records that were salvaged for this period.

If you have not already found it a trip to Christians Archives can be a very productive use of any spare time: http://archives.jampot.dk/

The Roy Bacon "Matchless & AJS Restoration" book can be a reference source too.
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Post by g80csp11 »

2393 sounds more like the engine number , my 46 G80 has a number 1362 but frame number 65**

I can see that there is a 1946 G3L with engine no 2232 frame 52**

as Duncan say difficult to know exactly , im looking at 1979 members list
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Hi Peter, quoting from Bacon 1946 to 1947 road model frame numbers started at 500 and finished at 12,760.
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Duncan wrote:Hi Peter, quoting from Bacon 1946 to 1947 road model frame numbers started at 500 and finished at 12,760.
There are 2 sets of post war numbers. One for std. road models another for comp. machines. Comp frame and engine numbers having a C. So you must state if the frame number also has a C. when requesting Date of manufacture. I believe, mid 1954 road model frame numbers were restated again with an A prefix. Not sure if the Bacon book covers the comp numbers.
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