Noticed this on eBay

160994581478

thats in better condition than the first wm20 i restored.
i do like a challenge tho...
barry

email (option): mrsbfuller@hotmail.co.uk

It's worse than the one I'm currently doing, but like Barry, I'm interersted in the challenge, just not sure if my other half agrees?????

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It's going to need some petseal.... ;-)

Bernie

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the frame number starts with m20 so shes not a wd, but he states the engine number is 1874, if the engine is a wd could that be a service stamp?
barry

email (option): mrsbfuller@hotmail.co.uk

Hi Barry...All M20 frames, whether WD or civvy, should have a prefix letter to denote year of manufacture..This one has sidecar lugs and a couple of sidecar fittings still in place, so it has done some time as a sidecar tug. It only has a rear sidecar lug on one side so it will probably be either a wartime one from a sidecar contract or an early post war civvy one..Looking at some of the details and remaining finishes I would say the latter..If it was in fact built in 47 as the listing indicates and it is original, it would have been in the first half of that year....Ian

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Hi,I also asked the question,this morning a second reply states there is an X
before M20 on the frame. No further info on the engine number,
cheers Rick

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rick, i had the same massage to. what does the X mean??
barry

email (option): mrsbfuller@hotmail.co.uk

Hi Barry,the letters denote the year of manufacture,WM 20 being the war years,
X will be 1946, Y 1947,and Z 1948.
All the sequences begin at engine and frame number 101, hope this helps.
for a full chart,and other numbers see
http://www.britbike.com/bsapitstop/dating/index.html
cheers Rick

email (option): richardholt@rocketmail.com

Hello Barry, my own civvy XM20 was first registered in London April 1947 matching engine & frame XM20 8147

DC

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