Modern Era

In 1980 young Julian Spagthorpe inherited his Ancestor's title, lands, and mounting expenses for the maintenance thereof. So he hired Royal Barrister Alaistair Bannister to wrest ownership of the once-proud family business from the British National Group. Once in his own capable hands, the legendary motorcycle manufacturing marque continued the centuries-old tradition of fine engineering excellence.

Basenji - Wolfhound - Yorkie

British National Group Era

Suffering from postwar depression and having lost most of its leftenants in the Recent Unpleasantness, Spagthorpe was in dire need of direction and middle management. This the government was only too happy to provide, and the legendary trademark was absorbed into the British National Group.

Water Spaniel - Pit Bull - Airedale - Mastiff

Pit Bull

Classic Era

We shall forever be indebted to"”or blame shall forever fall upon"”Julian, Lord Spagthorpe who, at the close of the Industrial Revolution, brought the obscure centuries-old motorcycle manufactory kicking and screaming into the unwilling limelight of the Twentieth Century.

Shepherd - Rottweiler - Boxer - Pug - Bulldog

Undated Era

Radioactive carbon-dating techniques have not proven fruitful in determining the dates of manufacture of these deservedly obscure breeds of Spagthorpe.

Dachshund - St. Bernard