1951 Cyclemaster 26cc on J.A. Grose Bicycle

Excellent Original Condtion

V5C. DVLA registered 742 UXU

Very Rare JAGrose Bicycle

Starts easily and runs well

This Cyclemaster was purchased from Grose Ltd for £29 19/- 3d.

It was purchased by Mrs Violet May Ward, of Pinner, Middlesex, on 15th September 1951.

Various documentation is included in the sale, as can be seen further down the page.

There's the original logbook, and various insurance certificates and receipts from the motor tax dept relating to the above owner, dated 1956.

I actually sold this Cyclemaster in 2006, MOT'd and taxed and ready to use.

But the purchaser never collected it! He can be excused though, as he lives in Argentina.

I enjoy communicating with fellow enthusiasts around the world and we became email pen-pals.

He invited me to visit him, with the Cyclemaster in my luggage, a proposal I did seriously consider;

the arrival of our baby daughter put travel plans on hold however.

After storing it for three years, I'm re-selling it for him.

The Cyclemaster has now been serviced by my mechanic. He fitted a new rear tyre (26 x 1 1/2), new cables and a new condensor. It starts easily and runs very well. It's ready for an MOT.

It's also easy to start by running a short distance with it and lifting the rear wheel (see video below)

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TWO SHORT VIDEOs of CYCLEMASTER RUNNING -

PAGE 47. 1951 Cyclemaster 26cc on J.A. Grose Bicycle. PLEASE CLICK HERE

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James Grose put their own badges onto bicycles supplied to them by other well-known manufacturers (a common practice). Grose bicycles are now very rare, and this one is in excellent original condition, with - as you can see above - its transfers very well-preserved. The machine is, in all respects, a very good original example, cosmetically unrestored.

The bicycle looks very similar to the George Grose & Co Spur Model S1 in the catalogue below, so I've included the George Grose catalogue for reference.

The Spur bicycle is designated Model S1L, offered at the bargain price of 55/- or 24 fortnightly payments of £2 10/- which made it Grose's cheapest bicycle.

Only the Gents model S1 is illustrated in the Grose catalogue though, as you can see below.

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I used to restore classic cars in 2006, and you can see the Cyclemaster, above, leaning on the 1951 Austin A90 Atlantic that I sold soon after: two 1951 vehicles very much at opposite ends of the motoring spectrum.

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George Grose & Co

New Bridge St, Ludgate Circus, London EC4

James Grose Ltd

379-381 Euston Rd, London, NW1

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PHOTOS from OCTOBER 2009

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I try my best to provide a friendly professional service, with good condition vehicles, and cheap delivery around the country.

I like to make the experience of buying a vintage vehicle as enjoyable as possible

Original literature is available to download for free from the Cycyclemaster Museum website

And a workshop manual is included in the sale to recreate the original 1950s experience!

If you need any further information, please email or phone me as below.

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