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
Built by fashion designer Jean Pierre Ponthieu, the first model appeared in the 1960s, a tiny microcar. Later he built a highly unusual 250cc machine which looked rather like a road-going helicopter.
