Gday All, heres a before and after pics of my first ever motorcycle restoration job, back in 1984! Its a 1937 Panther REDWING Model 100, 598 cc single cylinder two port made by Phelan & Moore Motorcycles of Cleckheaton U.K.
87 x 100 mm bore x stroke Developing 26 BHP @ 5000 rpm, compression 6.5 :1
These bikes sold for 59-10-0 pounds and mainly used to haul a sidecar. Affectionately referd to as "A BIG PUSSY" these bikes
reved slowly and fired every lamp post! The pipes on mine are straight through and sound beautiful, at 50 mph you can still count the piston poppin! The bike was first purchased back in 1938 along with another where two mates rode for years together, then purchased by our neighbour who gave it many interesting times with trips to and from the local pub. My father purchased it for 5 pound in the early 60,s and was even more given a work out by my older brothers on the farm. I believe they may have pushed it just a far it was ridden! Then left for dead out in the open for some 20 years where I took over! After many late nights and $2160, it lives again and attracts attention at rallies.
Rgds Foxy

Foxy, that is a fine job and a great looking bike. The panthers are so out of the ordinary and hard to come by. I would love to have one, but I've never even seen one come up for sale.

Great job Foxy, never thought of putting a Commando motor into it? I like Panthers, heaps of character with enough torque as they said "to pull the side of a house down". I''ll have to get up to Meringur one day and get on the piss and do some paddock flogging.

Cheers,
Mick

SLOPER!

Nice. Very nice.

very cool

Any pictures during the restoration?

Looks great! Is it still holding up?

Gday All, cant say Ive seen one for sale either, bit of a rarity. I believe this is one of only 12 in Australia.
I look forward Mick to your travels up here, a few cans and some dead sheep on the barby, then chase some roos back over to the neighbours place maybe?
As far as photos go of the restoration, sadly I didnt take many. The metal finishing of the tank was a work of art. It had to be extensively panel beated, layers of copper to build it back up then Chromed to a perfect finish!


The Panther is holding up pretty good, I dont ride it very often. Its been in the "Bay to Birdwood" run numerous times and loves the climb through the ranges from Adelaide Sth Australia to the national museum in Birdwood! I was entrant # 2068 one year. I was on a steep learning cuve when I restored it, painted it with enamel with hardener, nice glossy finish but not as tough like 2pack! Will do it all again when I got nothing to do!
Foxy

Foxy,
What a beautiful restoration of one of the coolest old bikes I have ever seen.
Cheers, (make mine a guinness)
Don

Very nice to look at . I do like 1930s style.

Long stroke ? 100mm ? My 500 is that long and a 633cc sv Norton has 120mm ...and yet the Panther is the one with the reputation for being a plodder.

I recall the Panther owners club going to Kiwi. I'd also love to have one, a beauty.

Oh I love the bikes from that era. That is one nice looking bike & a amazing transformation from the rusty old tired cat to that proud looking Panther. I'm SO jelouse. Glenn.

My dad had one of these when he lived at Croyden in Sydney. I'll dig out a photo and post it.

Graeme

You just didn't see them over here in the US, we got the high profit stuff I think. I imagine a sidecar tug may not have sold well in the land of Cadillacs.

Hard to say why but they look so right, could be the sloping cylinder but the bare bones slim look is hard to beat, plus the restoration is top notch.

AMAZING job, congratulations and thanks for sharing