Featured Pages Pierton Gaston Durand, the manufacturer, was a talented racer who registered 44 patents between 1925 and 1953.
Pierton of ParisMurder and Mayhem In May 1998 three rare classic racing motorcycles were stolen, an AJS 7R, a Matchless G45 and a G50. The story involves two murders and a good many other motorcycles.
Stolen Classics
Smith and Millroy of Orpinton, Kent, produced a few motorcycles
circa 1901.
This firm, owned and run by Frank Smith and Jack Milroy,
produced a few primitive motorcycles, probably by fitting an improted engine
to a bought-in frame.
Note: The firm later produced the Orpington car in the 1920s.