Newmount

Newmount Trading Co. Ltd., 3 Warwick Row, Coventry. Also given as Reform Chambers, Coventry.

Established by J.K. Starley Jnr, whose father J.K. Starley established the Rover marque, these motorcycles were assembled in Coventry from 1929 to 1933.

1929 The machine was really a German Zundapp with a change of tank badge and a tubular frame instead of the usual one of pressed steel. It weighed 198lbs and was priced at £33.

1931 The range expanded. One model had a 300cc Zundapp engine while others had 348cc or 499cc ohv Rudge Python engines.

Python Four Valve Head

Rudge Python 250, 350 and 500cc engines were introduced in 1931. Borgo used 4V heads in 1920.

1933 The range continued until that year and then left the market.

Newmount 200 1929

Newmount 200 1929.

This was a rebadged 198cc Zundapp two stroke single.

Specification

60 x 70mm = 198cc Zundapp two-stroke single cylinder engine, cast iron cylinder and barrel. Light alloy piston. Petroil lubrication. Roller big-end bearing, plain main bearings. 3in x 19in. tyres. Girder fork, duplex loop frame, 3 speed Zundapp gearbox. Dry weight 198 1bs.

Newmount at Olympia, 1930

Newmount 1931

... because the Newmount 1931 range now covers all the requirements of the modern motor cyclists. We have added to our programme an entirely new Lightweight machine (200cc), also three new models embodying the "PYTHON" engine and gearbox, which won fame by gaining first places in the 1930 Senior & Junior T.T Races.
The Motor Cycle, November 13th 1930

Sources: Graces Guide, The Motor Cycle, Mike Ricketts, et al.

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