Ariel photographs ca1938 ,I think. Maybe ca1946
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:35 pm
Anybody any info on these? (photos attached) if you want un watermarked
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Ariel photographs ca1938 ,I think. Maybe ca1946
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Ariel photographs ca1938 ,I think. Maybe ca1946 Pt.2
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:38 pm
One more ariel:0 a Red Hunter with the same reg as the NG
Re: Ariel photographs ca1938 ,I think. Maybe ca1946
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:55 pm
I like old photos. I was pleased. 
Re: Ariel photographs ca1938 ,I think. Maybe ca1946
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:26 pm
With admin hat on, merged Pete's topics and moved to 'Where is it now.....' 'cos there's a question about what it was and it's a much better place for old photos anyway....
Re: Ariel photographs ca1938 ,I think. Maybe ca1946
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:54 pm
Pete:
Have you any connection with these pics (eg do you know some of the history, maybe the bike was bought new) or are they interesting photos that you've come across and you're trying to find out as much as you can about them? ,
I don't think you've got two different bikes with the same reg no, it looks like the same bike to me, but in the last photo it's got upswept pipes instead of the downswept ones. The dualseat (very non-standard) and the front mudflap look far too distinctive to be on two different machines.
The tank knee pads are the early type (pre-1937?) and someone will know if the transmission hump on the chaincase and the swan-necked brake pedal make the dating more specific (and what the car is!)
I'm curious about what's going on in the rear stand area, in most of the pics things look normal but in the pic in the woods the stand seems to be almost tucked up under the rear mudguard.
Anyhow - very nice photos, thanks for sharing!
SG
Have you any connection with these pics (eg do you know some of the history, maybe the bike was bought new) or are they interesting photos that you've come across and you're trying to find out as much as you can about them? ,
I don't think you've got two different bikes with the same reg no, it looks like the same bike to me, but in the last photo it's got upswept pipes instead of the downswept ones. The dualseat (very non-standard) and the front mudflap look far too distinctive to be on two different machines.
The tank knee pads are the early type (pre-1937?) and someone will know if the transmission hump on the chaincase and the swan-necked brake pedal make the dating more specific (and what the car is!)
I'm curious about what's going on in the rear stand area, in most of the pics things look normal but in the pic in the woods the stand seems to be almost tucked up under the rear mudguard.
Anyhow - very nice photos, thanks for sharing!
SG