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Classic Cars in Rhodesia



Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year 1926
Owned by Tommy Lemon from at least the early 1960s till the mid 1990s, acquired by Anthony Weber, may still be in Harare. Used by Tony Weber on the 2022 DJ (Durban - Johannesburg) Run in South Africa.
Model
Chassis No. 22327
Engine No. 273 / 23321
Coachbuilder  
Body Style
Colours Black
           
Registration Numbers U-234/SRH, AEB-2775/ZIM
References 2022 Photo via Viv Westbury
 
Sunbeam

 

Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year 1928
Registered in the UK on 09/09/1928 by West Sussex County Coucil. Imported to Rhodesia in November 1970, restored by Louis Strydom in Salisbury, sold to E. Wyngaard around 1973. Went to South Africa.
Model 90
Chassis No. D3397
Engine No. L2404
Coachbuilder  
Body Style
Colours
           
Registration Numbers TP-5076/SAF
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Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year 1930
Ridden by J.G. Doke of Salisbury in the 1st Durban - Johannesburg Commemorative Motor Cycle Trial 1970.
Model 198 OHV
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Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year 1956
Acquired by Jeremy Bromley from a missionary in Nairobi, Kenya in 1963. Sold before he emigrated to Rhodesia in the 1970s. Later acquired by Neville Waters who then emigrated to Rhodesia. Restored in Salisbury with Jeremy's help. Neville was tragically killed in the terrorist war and his father gave the bike to Jeremy. Taken to Perth Australia in 1980, where Jeremy still owns the motorcycle.
Model S7
Chassis No. 32774
Engine No. 585195
Coachbuilder  
Body Style
Colours Green
           
Registration Numbers KDD-673/KEN, 169-433-Q/RHO
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Sunbeam S7

 

Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year 1957
Rebuilt by Lat Fuller around 2001. Taken to Australia by Lat.
Model S7
Chassis No. S7 7877
Engine No. S8 713720
Coachbuilder  
Body Style
Colours Green
           
Registration Numbers 266-340-K/RHO
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Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year
Owned by Dave Rock of Harare
Model S7
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Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year
ex Mike Marais of Bulawayo, now in Harare
Model S7
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Make Sunbeam motorcycle
History          
Year
ex Mike Marais of Bulawayo, now in Harare
Model S7
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Engine No.
Coachbuilder  
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Registration Numbers
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