Bonhams, the third largest auction house will auction off a British motor that is claimed as one of the world's oldest motorcycle Hildebrand & Wolfmüller. Motors that have corroded this 115-year-old. Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle is a very rare and a coveted collectors automotive world. This motor is used last in the 1930s.
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This old motorcycle is one of only 800 pieces produced worldwide. The motorbikes are made in the city of Munich, 1895 ago as part of the motorcycle and the first generation of this object is the first vehicle to apply the name of "motorcycle" or "Motorrad" in German.
This motor has a four-stroke engine, with a capacity of 1488 cc, twin cylinder, water-cooled to produce 2.5 horsepower at 240 rpm and can reach a top speed of 30 mph. This machine was developed by Hildebrand brothers, Henry and Wilhelm. They was partnered with Alois Wolfmüller and mechanics, Hans Geisenhof.
This machine is also patented in January 1894. Hildebrand & Wolfmüller greeted with enthusiasm by the public enough and plans drawn up to build a factory in Munich to produce it.
They also gave a license to a French company to produce motorcycles with the brand "La Petrolette". Unfortunately in early 1897, the manufacturer of this collapse, both in Germany and in France.
Due to the rare and historic, a spokesman for auction house Bonhams said. "The object of this extraordinary historic is the main factor for the serious collector or museum appointed to the history of transportation and is expected to fetch 40,000 to 60,000 pounds."
A fair price for a historical objects.
