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This
chart is an updated version of Barry Robinson's summary of surviving
works records, first published in the Club's quarterly journal
first printed back in 1974.
( Many thanks to Mike Leatherdale for supplying and updating this original
document . )
By clicking on the production years across the top of the production chart,
you will be linked to information about yearly changes to motorcycles specific
to that production year, including specials and one offs.
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1919 |
1920 |
1921 |
1922 |
1923 |
1924 |
1925 |
1926 |
1927 |
1928 |
1929 |
1930 |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
1935 |
1936 |
1937 |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
TOTAL
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| MK1
O.H.V. JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
EST 100
|
| MK1
S.V. JAP |
0
|
0
|
3
|
79
|
32
|
14
|
+
7 MACHINES WITH NO DATE ON RECORD CARD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
135
|
| MK2
MAG |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
EST 200
|
| MAG
STRAIGHT FOUR |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| V-
4 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| SS80 JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
87
|
176
|
99
|
48
|
43
|
19
|
22
|
41
|
32
|
15
|
13
|
1
|
+6 WITH
NO DATE ON CARD
|
626
|
| SS80
MATCHLESS |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
150
|
110
|
100
|
67
|
1
|
460
|
| SS100
JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
69
|
46
|
38
|
35
|
29
|
21
|
9
|
11
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
281
|
| SS100
MATCHLESS |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
18
|
32
|
32
|
4
|
102
|
| 680
O.H.V. JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
144
|
100
|
88
|
69
|
67
|
24
|
16
|
18
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
547
|
| 680
S.V .JUNIOR |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
RECORDS
INCOMPLETE
|
EST 20
|
| 680
S.V. 5-15 JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
EST 200
|
| 750
O.H.V. JAP |
RUMOUR
OF ONE MOTORCYCLE BUILT - DATE UNKNOWN
|
1
|
| 750
S.V. JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
EST 20
|
| OVERHEAD 500 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
| 500
SINGLE |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| B.S. 4 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
| DREAM
4 CYLINDER |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
| 11.50 JAP |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
73
|
78
|
47
|
18
|
45
|
23
|
19
|
5
|
308
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A
few machines survive (or have been identified) for which there are no
individual surviving works record cards although the club has record
cards for the majority of that model. This includes the Mk1 SV,
SS80 JAP , SS100 JAP (including most works racing machines),
OHV 680, SS100 Matchless and the 11-50 JAP. Based on the known percentage
of surviving machines, this probably represents at least another 100
machines in total. An estimated total of about 3048 motorcycles were
produced in total. The records for the cars produced are missing, -
however about 50 each of the 6 cylinder and 8 cylinder cars were made
between 1935 and 1939 and 1 each of the 'Meadows' car, the 6 cylinder
(S) model and the V-12 model.
The earliest dated works record card is a Mk1 SV that was ex-works on
the 16th November 1921 (Frame No. 281). The lowest frame number known
is 253 on a Mk1 OHV registered in Sept 1920, - this did not survive.
We do not know the number or exact date of the first Brough, but this
was probably not sold until early 1920. Even if the very first machine
was numbered 250, and if every frame in the first frame number sequence
represents a complete Brough Superior, (this sequence seems to have
ended around 762), then our estimates for 1920 - 1923 could be
several hundred motorcycles light ! (or were there deliberate gaps in
the numbering sequence?)
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