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Civilian Ariel with C number.

Civilian model with the name "Linda"

Re: Civilian Ariel with C number.

Although clearly civilian spec, it is actually from War Office contract C7372 - 215 machines comprising 87xVH, 38xNH, 63xVG and 27xNG This one has the high pipes with a valanced front guard so perhaps the distinction was blurred.

All delivered between 1st and 17th June 1940.

Re: Civilian Ariel with C number.

Cheers Rik, great info, I wonder if any still survive when they were auctioned after the war.

Re: Civilian Ariel with C number.

Quite a lot of those "non-standard" types, if they couldn't be converted at first rebuild to War Office models, were moved on quite quickly to the Home Office, Fire Service etc. I can imagine that there were a fair number of survivors still in 1945, but how many have survived since then would be another question.

Re: Civilian Ariel with C number.

Here's another one from the same contract!

s-l1600-kopie

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Re: Civilian Ariel with C number.

Nice pictures, Thanks for posting.
Possibly a 500cc model VH .
large oil tank, longer pushrod tunnels. Valanced mudguards where a option for the VH, standard on the VG.

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