In 1935 the Matchless/AJS hairpin valve springs made their first appearance. The shared models were considered by some AJS fans to be only badge-engineered Matchless models. Matchless bought Sunbeam in the late thirties, but Sunbeam was sold to BSA in 1943.Īfter that the only "true" AJS models, as far as AJS enthusiasts were concerned, were the racing 7Rs, Porcupines and the pre-war AJS Four. In 1931 Matchless bought AJS from the Stevens brothers. ġ934 Morgan Super Sports with Matchless engine About 60 out of the 500 made survive, The Hawk was designed by youngest brother Bert, who was now active in the company, and he was responsible for design right up to the war. The result looked odd, rather like a single that was too long, and with the exhaust emerging from the manifold at its right corner and the carburettor in the middle of the block on the left, the odd appearance was accentuated, and in 1930 they launched an (advanced for the time) 593 cc OHC V-four, the Silver Hawk.
The two cylinders were set at 18 degrees within a single casting under a single head. The Silver Arrow, launched in 1929, was a side-valve v-twin with 54 x 86mm dimensions and 394 cc. In 1930 they launched a narrow-angle 400 cc V-twin called the Silver Arrow, designed by Charlie. In 1926 Henry Collier died, and by 1928 Matchless was a limited company. Peacetime production resumed in 1919, concentrating at first on V-twins for sidecar use, leaving singles until 1923. Matchless was not given a contract to make motorcycles for the army during the First World War. Unusually the drive was by shaft and bevel gear. 1922 Matchless Model H 1000cc motorcycle and sidecar combination at Beamish MuseumĪt the 1912 Olympia Motor Cycle and Cycle Car show Matchless showed a V-twin powered cycle car, with two wheels at the front and a single drive wheel at the rear.
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