Roger,
Thanks for posting the detailed list.
Ariels are quite rare in usa, never saw one on the road.
Will post photo when I work on getting the bike running.

Roger,
Did all Ariels despatched to usa go to the Rich Child company in New Jersey ?
There was an Ariel dealer in a small town in Nebraska during the 50's (experts in Nebraska report).

Roger, Thanks for despatching my 52 Ariel four despatch record. The Ariel was despatched from the UK to the Rich Child company in New Jersey on February 5, 1952 Rich Child worked for Harley Davidson before the war. Following the war Child founded the Rich Child Cycle Company a distributor of BSA, Su...

uk, Thanks for the notes. My town had a Triumph, BSA, Norton dealer in the 60's and early 70's. Ariel was gone by then, never saw one in the 60's or 70's. They may have been to small to have a dealer network in usa, perhaps LA, Chicago, New York. I ordered the dispatch record for my 52, will be inte...

Hello uk,
How many ariel fours were exported to usa (percentage) ?
Recently purchased 52 four.

J