AJW: Founded by Arthur John Wheaton. Assembled motorcycles from other companies' engines, gearboxes and frames on small scale production line.Successful through the 1930s, but production halted during WW2 and didn't restart until 1948 when the firm changed hands. Made several bikes with the name 'Fox' - Grey Fox, Silver Fox, Silver Vixen, Vixen, Flying Vixen and Speed Fox among others, ranging from 172 to 994cc. Last model was the 1953 125cc Fox Cub (See Foot of Page) when supply of JAP engines dried up. Company returned in 1958 with another Fox Cub, a 48cc, and continued to sell it until 1964. The company returned to make a range of 50, 80 and 125cc Italian-made two-stroke Wolfhound machines in 1976.

There are four known variations of the AJW.
Type 1: Dated 1947/48 and is very similar to to the old style Excelsior
Type 2: Dated 1949/50. On this perticular type there is NO saddledown tube
(the one under the seat)
Type 3: Dated 1951/52 and is the model shown in the pictures below.
Type 4: Dated 1951/52 and has a conventional styled Fuel tank.

Pictured Below: Pictures of the Type 3 recently restored by speedway & grass track bike collector Noel Clark from Chaddesley Corbet.

A novel feature is of this particular type is that the top tube of the frame forms a "sprint" methanol tank. This speedfox was made by AJW motorcyles in Wimborne Dorset.