Hi Gerry,
There were about 15 vehicles from Denmark at the 'War & Peace Show',
Beltring, last week-end.
I think your above list is a bit misleading for our friend Pauls enquiry
though. He asked for most popular models. About 95% of the
motorcycles on your list are rarely seen and parts even rarer. For
example the Exelsior Welbike....although there are about 30 to 40 in our
club, you would be unlikely to find one for sale, and the possibility of
finding any parts is about nil. I have friends who have advertised all
over the US for around 20 years looking for any remains, he has rebuilt
using remanufactured parts about 8 in as many years (the Welbike was not
road legal in the UK, and all were bought by that large New York Store
which name escapes me for the moment). A complete original Welbike with
it's container was sold to a collector in Arnhem a couple of years back
for 14,000 UK pounds !!!!
The most common WW2 European bikes...BSA M20 and Norton 16H will set you
back around 1,500 UK pounds....the most common WW2 US the Harley WLA
about 5,000 UK pounds. WW2 Axis bikes like the BMW R12 or R75 as
solo's around 3,500 UK pounds, or as combi's about 5,000. Canadian
Harley WLC's are seen for sale from time to time also. A Cushman was on
sale at Beltring last week-end for 4,950 UK pounds, although very very
rare not particularly desirable....seemed to be only of real interest to
purist 82nd and 101 Airborne specialist collectors.
Regards
Colin Brookes
Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society (IMPS)
colin@h-bplan.demon.co.uk
-- Colin Brookes