Villiers Motorcycle Engines

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004D 2T 4 Speed Cotton Herald, Double Glos 1962-1963

004D 2Q 4 Speed Panther 35 35 1961-1962

007D 32A Greeves S25 1960-65

039D 2T 4 Speed Cotton Herald, Double Glos1960-1961

040D 9E 4 Speed Cotton Vulcan 1965

051D 31C 3 Speed Excelsior U10, U14 1960-1965

053D 3T 4 Speed Panther 50 1961-1962

054D 3T 4 Speed Cotton Messenger 1960-1962

059D 9E 4 Speed Excelsior R10, R11, ER11 1960

036A 10D 3 Speed DMW 125 Comp 1951

013B 9E 4 Speed Ambassador Envoy 1956

014B 31C 3 Speed Ambassador Popular 1956

015B 31C 4 Speed Ambassador Popular 1956

018B 9E 3 Speed Ambassador Envoy 1957

019B 9E 4 Speed Ambassador Envoy 1957

021B 2T 4 Speed Ambassador Supreme Twin 1957

030B 30C 3 Speed Ambassador Popular 1956

043B 7E 4 Speed Norman B2C 1956

044B 8E 3 Speed DMW 200P Mk Single Speed 1958

045B 8E 3 Speed Ambassador Envoy & Embassy 1955

046B 8E 4 Speed Sun Challenger 1954-1956

047B 8E 3 Speed Greeves 20R3 1957

049B 8E Excelsior 3 Speed R 4, R 5, R 6, 1956-1957

051B 31C 3 Speed Excelsior U11 1961

030D AC Cars 1955-67

053B 8E DMW 200 S25 1953-58

053B 8E 3 Speed DMW 200P 1955-1956

055B 8E 4 Speed Sun Trials 1955

056B 8E 4 Speed Tandon Imp Supreme 1956

063B 8E 3 Speed Tandon Imp Supreme 1955

064B 8E 4 Speed Ambassador Embassy 1956

066B 8E 3 Speed Norman B2S 1956

070D 33A 4 Speed Cotton Scrambler 1961

070D 33A 4 Speed Greeves 24SCS, MCS 1960-1961

076D 9E Aero Controls S25/1 1955-67

077D 6F Aero Controls S12 1956-64

079D 31C Excelsior S19 1956-1964

074B 8E 3 Speed Greeves 20R3 1956

085E 36A 4 Speed Greeves 24RAS, MDS 1964-1965

086E 36A 4 Speed Cotton Cougar 1963-1966

086E 36A 4 Speed Greeves 24MD, MDS 1964

086F 4T 4 Speed Greeves 25DC 1966

131F Starmaker

161F 37A 4 Speed Cotton Trials 37A 1967-1968

161F 37A 4 Speed Greeves Models 24TGS, THS, TJ, TJ 1966-1969

127B 30C Norman 3 Speed B1S 1955 -1959

133B 29C 4 Speed DMW Leda 1955-1956

139A 3 Speed 6E Ambassador Supreme 1951-1953

146E 9E 3 Speed Cotton Vulcan 1957

149D 32A 4 Speed Cotton Trials 1961-1963

150D 9E 4 Speed Cotton Trials 1961-1962

161D 32A 4 Speed DMW Mk 15 Trials 1962

158A 6E 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 60 1952

161A 1F 2 Speed Federal Minibyke 1951-1953

162D 3T Phoenix S250 S25 1957-64

155B 7E 4 Speed Greeves 20R4 1957-1958

164B 8E 4 Speed Greeves 20D 1955

176B 2F Single Speed New Hudson Auto Cycle 1956

178B 2F Single Speed Norman C. 1956-1957

166A 10D 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 59 1952

171A 2F Single Speed New Hudson Auto Cycle 1952- 1955

189A 2F Single Speed Francis-Barnett Model 56 1951-1952

206A 10D 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 52 & 53 1951-1953

207A 6E 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 54 & 55 1951-1953

208A 10D 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 57 1952-1953

208D 2T 4 Speed Ambassador Electra 75 1961

208D 2T 4 Speed Panther 35 1967-1968

214D 2T 4 Speed Ambassador Super S 1962

221D 2Q 4 Speed Greeves 25DC 1961

222D 3T 4 Speed Greeves 32DC, DCX, DD 1961-1964

229D 2Q 4 Speed Cotton Continental Sports 1963

209A 8E 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 58 1952-1953

216A 10D 3 Speed OEC 51 , D1, C1 1952-1953

216A 10D 3 Speed Hulsmann 125 1949-1953

218A 10D 3 Speed 125 DMW 1952-1953

221A 13D 3 Speed Norman B1S, B1 1953-1954

221A 10D 3 Speed Norman E 1953

227A 6E 3 Speed Ambassador Popular 1952

228A 6E 3 Speed OEC S2, D2, ST2 1953

228B 9E 3 Speed Cotton Vulcan 1958

229A 6E 3 Speed Norman B2, B2S 1952-1953

231A 3 Speed 6E Ambassador Embassy etc 1952-1953

249B 7E Sun S24/S25 1953-56

262A 3 Speed Sun 10D 10D 1952

248D 34A 4 Speed Cotton Scrambler 1962

251D 9E 4 Speed Cotton Vulcan 1966

251D 9E 4 Speed Greeves 20DC TO 1962- 1966

269D 4 Speed 2T Ambassador Supersports 1961-1962

284D 34A 4 Speed Cotton Cougar 1962-1963

284D 34A 4 Speed Greeves 24SC, MDS 1962

270B 9E 4 Speed Excelsior A9 1958

270B 9E Greeves 4 Speed 20 D Single Speed 957

295B 30C 3 Speed Francis-Barnett models 73, 78 1956-1959

295B 30C 3 Speed James L15 1958-1959

296th 36A 4 Speed Greeves 24RAS 1963-1964

298B 7E 4 Speed K7T James 1957

295B 30C 3 Speed Cotton Vulcan Sports 1961-1962

295B 30C 3 Speed Excelsior A9 1956

295B 30C 3 Speed 20D Greeves 1958

295B 30C 3 Speed Panther 10/4 1956-1962

278 MkIIC Motor Scythe

33A 016D 4 Speed Cotton Scrambler 1960 (?)

305D 34A 4 Speed Greeves 24MCS 1962

310B 4F 2 Speed L1 James 1958

313B 9E 4 Speed Ambassador Envoy 1958

324B 9E 4 Speed Greeves 20D 1956

326B 9E 4 Speed DMW 200P Mk9 1956

326(B?) 32A 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 92 1964-1965

326(B?) 32A 4 Speed M25T James 1964-1965

333A 9E Excelsior S25 1955-56

339A 6E 48-53 Norman B2C V4/5, Sun Challenqer Deluxe V4/5

348A 12D 53-54 Tempo S19

350A 4F 52-58 Excelsior Consort VJ6 //////////

352(B?) 36A 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 93 1964

352(B?) 36A 4 Speed James M25R 1964-1965

353(B?) 3T 4 Speed Cotton Messenger 1964

353(B?) 4T 4 Speed Cotton Continental 1965-1966

353(B?) 4T 4 Speed Greeves 25DC, DCX, DD 1964-1965

331B 9E 4 Speed Greeves 20T 1956

338E 11E Dynastart 1958-1967

339A 3 Speed 6E Norman B2C 1953

339A 3 Speed Sun 6E 6E 1953

346D 34A DOT Scrambles A389 1960-62

355b 8E 3 Speed Panther 10/3 1960

356B 30C 3 Speed Excelsior U9, U9R 1959-1960

364A 8E 53-58 Norman B2 Standard deluxe S24

365A 6E 48-53 Sun Challenqer V4/5; James Captain V4/5

366A 8E 53-58 USA Market S24

369b 9E 4 Speed Norman B2SC 1956-1957

375B 8E 3 Speed Norman B2S 1956

377b 9E 4 Speed Sun Wasp 1956-1957

361A 8E 3 Speed Greeves 20R 1954

361A 8E 3 Speed OEC Atlanta ST2 1954

363A 6E 3 Speed Ambassador Popular & Embassy 1953-1955

364A 8E 53-58 Norman B2 Standard deluxe S24

367A 8E 53-58 Greeves 20R3 LW

368A 8E 53-58 DOT S24

369A 8E 53-58 Excelsior R type S24

365A 6E 48-53 Sun Challenger V4/5

366A 8E 53-58 USA Market S24

367A 8E 53-58 Greeves 20R3 LW

368A 8E 53-58 DOT S24

369A 8E 53-58 Excelsior R type S2

374A 7E 1953-56 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Models 62, 64, 72, 76

375A 7E 1953-56 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Models 62, 64, 77

376A 8E 53-58 Francis-Barnett Falcon S24

380A 7E 4 Speed OEC ST3 1954; 53-56 James K7C Cotswold S24/25

381A 7E 4 Speed Norman B2C 1954-1955

382A, 383A, 385A etc., see table below.

387a 8E 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 55 and 67 1953

389A 12D 3 Speed D55 OEC 1954

392A DMW 12D 3 Speed 125 Single Speed 953

392A 3 Speed Sun 12D 12D 1953-1954

393D 2Q 4 Speed Cotton Continental 1962

400D 31A 4 Speed 1962 Cotton Corsair

403A 10D 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 63 1953

411A Single Speed H Single Speed H 4 Speed Sun 1954-1957

411A Single Speed H 4 Speed Tandon Monarch 1956

414B 9E 4 Speed DMW MX Mk6 1956-1958

414B 9E 4 Speed DMW MK 7 Trails 1956-1958

419A 3 Speed 6E 6E Sun 1951

420A 10D 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 61 1953

428D 2T 4 Speed James M25 1962-1963

429d 2T 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 89 1962

453D 32A 4 Speed Greeves 24TD, TES, 1963-1965 TFS

434 JDL Single Speed Francis-Barnett Model 50 1947-1949

437B 9E Sun Wasp S25/1 1955-1967

451 Single Speed JDL Sun Auto Cycle 1946-1948

437B 9E 4 Speed Sun Wasp Comp 1956-1957

478B 9E 4 Speed Cotton Trials 1959

489A 3 Speed 6E 6E Sun 1952

490E Starmaker

491A 8E 4 Speed Greeves 20D, 205,20T 1954

4F 52-58 Excelsior Consort VJ6

500D 9E 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 89 1962

507d 9E 3 Speed Ambassador Popular 1962

501A 8E USA 1953-58

504B 33A 4 Speed Cotton Scrambler 1959

512B 2L 3 & 4 Speed Ambassador Statesman and Popular 1958-1960

514E 1964 DMW Deemster 249cc Twin

525B 31C 3 Speed Popular Ambassador 1958-1959

538B 31C 4 Speed Norman B1S 1959

543B 2H 4 Speed Ambassador Supreme 1958

544B 9E 3 Speed Cotton Vulcan 1960

544B 9E Panther 10 & 3A 3 Speed 1957-1962

534A 2 Speed 4F Norman D 1954-1956

563 2T 4 Speed DMW Dolomite II 1957

580B 9E 3 & 4 Speed Ambassador Star & Envoy 1959-1962

586A 30C 3 Speed Sun Challenger 1955-1956

597 9D 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 51 1946-1949

602B 4F 2 Speed James L1 1960

604B 4F 2 Speed Sun Hornet 1958

605B 4F & 6F Excelsior Models F4 F6S, SB1, CA8 1957-1958

605B 6F 2 Speed Excelsior F4 F6S, SB1, CA8 1957-1958

606B 6F 2 Speed Excelsior F & C models 1959 to 1964

606D 2Q 4 Speed Cotton Continental 1963

607D 32A 4 Speed Cotton Trials 1963-1966

607B 6F 2 Speed James L1 1959-1964

608A JDL Single Speed Aberdale Auto Cycle 1949

609B 6F DMW S12 1956-1964

618A 13D 3 Speed Norman B1S 1954

625B 9E 4 Speed Greeves 20TC, TD, TE, D8, SC 1960-1962

626b 9E 4 Speed Greeves 20SAS, SCS, DC, SA 1958-1960

634B 2L 4 Speed DMW 175P Mk 9, 1957

652B 10E 4 Speed James K7, K7T 1958-1959

652A 4F 2 Speed Excelsior F4 F4S 1954-1956

654A 6E Ambassador Supreme 1953-1954

659A 7E 4 Speed DMW scramberl Mk5 1955

662 5E 3 Speed Ambassador Series I & II 1946-1948

662B 10E 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 81 1958-1959

687E 2T 4 Speed Cotton 1968 Continental

687E Francis-Barnett Model 2T 4 Speed 89 91 1964-1965

687E 2T 4 Speed James M255 1964-1965

688E 2T 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 89 1965

699B 2T 4 Speed Cotton Continental 1961

702E Royal Enfield Turbo Twin 1965

710A SE 3 Speed Norman 82, B2S 1954-1955

716 1F 2 Speed BAC Lilliput 1951

716 1F 2 Speed Federal Minibyke 1950

716 1F 2 Speed Bown Motorcycle 1952

716 1F 2 Speed Sun Motorcycle 1949-1951

716 1F Francis-Barnett Model 56 2 Speed 1949-1951

716 1F 2 Speed Norman C autocycle 1950-1955

716 1F 2 Speed Sun Auto Cycle Single Speed 949

716A 1F 2 Speed Sun 1F Single Speed 952

716A 2 Speed Sun 4F 4F 1953

718D 2Q 4 Speed Greeves 25DC, DCX, DD 1962-1964

723B 9E 4 Speed Greeves 20TA, 7AS, TCS 1959-1960

723B 9E 4 Speed Greeves 24TDS 1961

725D 2Q 4 Speed Cotton Herald 1963

730D 6F 2 Speed Excelsior F12, C14 1962-1963

757D Starmaker004E 9E 3 Speed or 4 Speed Cotton Vulcan 1963

726B 9E 3 Speed Sun Wasp 1959

732B 9E 3 Speed or 4 Speed Norman B2S 1959-1961

733B 9E 4 Speed Norman B2SC 1959-1960

734b 2T 4 Speed Norman B3, B4 1958-1961

739A 2 Speed Sun 4F 4F 1954-1957

763 10D 3 Speed OEC Atlanta 51 & C1 1949-1950

765 9D 3 Speed Socovel 125-9D 1945-1946

770B 9E Ambassador 3 Star Envoy S25/1 1955-1967

781B 4F James Comet 1952-1958

801A 8E Ambassador 3 Speed models 1954-1955

801 2F Single Speed Bown Auto Roadster 1950-1952

808B Ambassador Super 2T 4 Speed S 1959-1961

810B 2T (E) 4 Speed 35 1966 Panther

809 6E 3 Speed Ambassador Series III 1948-1949

811A 11D DMW 1953-54

812 1949-1950 6E 3 Speed OEC Atlanta S2

824 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 54 6E 1,949

826E Starmaker

838 10D 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 52 1949

843 10D 3 Speed Norman 1949-1950 B1

844 6 E 3 Speed Norman B2 1949-1950

842a Single Speed H 4 Speed Francis-Barnett Models 68, 71, 75 1954-1957

847B 3T 4 Speed Cotton Messenger 1959,

847B 3T 4 Speed Panther 45, 50, 1959-1960

863B 9E 4 Speed Cotton Trials 1960

863B 32A 4 Speed Greeves 24TCS, TD, TE 1960-1962

863E 31A Cottonwood 4 Speed Corsair 1964

864B 32A 4 Speed Greeves 24dB, DC 1959-1962

871E Starmaker

888B 31A 4 Speed Greeves 24SAS 1959

893B 3T 4 Speed Greeves 32dB 1960

893B 3T 4 Speed Panther 45 50 1960-1961

899A 8E 3 Speed Greeves 20R 1955

900A 8E 3 Speed Greeves 20D, 20T 1955

900A 7E 4 Speed Greeves 20S 1955

932 10D 3 Speed OEC D1, S1, C1 1950-1951

935 10D 3 Speed & Francis-Barnett Model 52 53 1950-1951

938 1951-1952 B1 Norman 10D 3 Speed

941 10 D 3 Speed 125 DMW standard 1951

941 122 Sun 10D 3 Speed deluxe 1951

944 6E 3 Speed Ambassador Series III & IV 1950-1951

945 10D 3 Speed DMW 125 deluxe 1951

945 6E 3 Speed OEC C2, D2, 1950-1952

946 6E 3 Speed Francis-Barnett Model 54 & 55 1950- 1951

947 6E 3 Speed Norman B2 1951

949 6E 3 Speed Ambassador Series III & V 1950-1951

983 1F 2 Speed Norman D 1951-1953

935A Single Speed H 4 Speed Ambassador Supreme 1954-1957

950A 2T 4 Speed Ambassador Supreme 1958 Twin -1959

950A 2T 4 Speed Cotton Villiers Twin 1957-1958

950A 2T 4 Speed Cotton Herald 1959

950A 2T 4 Speed Greeves 25SA, 25D 1957-1960

950A 2T 4 Speed Panther 35 1957-1959

950A 4 Speed Sun 2T 1957-1959

958A 1955 James 147cc Cadet 30C 1955

958A Francis-Barnett Kestrel 69 147cc 30C 1955 (FB Numbers)

972E Starmaker

993A Single Speed H 4 Speed DMW Cortina 1955-1957


V Panther, 10/3 10/4 197cc

VA Panther, 10/3A 197cc

VT Panther Model 35, 250cc Twin

VTS Panther Model 35 Sports, 250cc Twin

VTT Panther Model 45 325cc Twin

W Panther Model 35 250cc Twin


379A etc in the table below have been added at a later date and will be incorporated into the list as time permits.

379A

8E

53-58

Pashley WR

3 wheel truck

S24

380A

7E

53-56

James

K7C Cotswold

S24/25

OEC

Atlanta ST3

S24/25

381A

7E

53-56

Norman

B2C Competition

S24/25

8E

53-56

DMW

S24/25

James

K7 Captain

S24/25

382A

8E

53-58

DMW

S24

383A

8E

53-58

Bond

S24

385A

8E

53-58

Tandon

S24

387A

7E

53-56

F.Barnet

Falcon 62,64

S24/25

8E

53-58

F.Barnett

Falcon 54,55,58,67

S24

389A

100

48-53

OEC

Atlanta S55,D55RS

V3/4

391A

12D

53-54

Aberdale Cycle Co

S19

392A

10D

48-53

DMW

Coronation

V3/4

12D

53/54

DMW

Coronation

S19

Sun

De luxe

S19

394A

12D

53-54

Norman

S19

396A

12D

53-54

James

Cadet

S19

399A

120

53-54

Tandon

Imp

S19

402A

12/4D

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin 61

S19

11D

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin 61

S24

403A

12/4D

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin 63

S19

1 ID

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin 63

S24

404A

12D

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin

S19

405A

10D

48-53

F.Barnett

Merlin 57

V3/4

12D

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin 57

S19

411A

1H

53-57

Dayton

Albatross

S25

Sun

Cyclone Mkll

S25

Tandon

Monarch

S25

415A

1 ID

53-54

F.Barnett

Merlin Competition

S24

416A

7E

53-56

James

S24/25

417A

1 ID

53-54

James

S24

418A

7E

53-56

James

S24/25

419A

6E

48-53

Sun

Challenqer

V4/5

420A

10D

48-53

F.Barnett

Merlin 61

V3/4

440A

Mk40

Ind

Landmaster

Rotary Hoe

TypeV

470A

6F

56-64

Excelsior

Scutabyk SB1

S12

489A

6E

48-53

Sun

Challenqer deluxe

V4/5

491A

8E

53-58

Greeves

20T,20S,20D

S24/25


Additional information courtesy John Wakefield

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