Panther 1951 Model 100 598 cc 1 cyl OHV 3610

Panther 1951 “Model 100” 598 cc OHV single frame # 18973 engine # 51M995B

P&M motorcycles were produced for more than 60 years; the last 650 cc sloping engine singles left the Cleckheaton (Yorkshire) factory in 1966. The name “ Panther” was added during the 1920s. Many different models were made, but the typical Panther layout was that of the sloping engine that acted as an essential component of the frame diamond.
The Model 100 has a 598 cc, 87 mm × 100 mm OHV sloping engine that has a 6.5:1 compression ratio. It was launched in 1932 and continued through to 1963. The M100 was very suitable for sidecar use. While the engine and overall layout stayed essentially the same, the specifications steadily evolved over these thirty or so years. It got a Burman 4-speed foot-change gearbox in 1934 and in 1935 a new bottom end with deeply finned sump and improved lubrication. The 1935 Model 100 was the machine on which Miss Florence Blenkiron and Miss Teresa Wallach undertook the epic journey from London to Cape Town, crossing the Sahara: the first such journey on a motorcycle combination. In the late forties telescopic front forks were introduced and late in 1953 the swinging arm rear suspension appeared. The M100 engine develops 23 hp @5500 rpm and the front suspension is taken care of by the sophisticated Dowty Oleomatic forks.
The Model 100 was last manufactured in 1963; the 650 cc Model 120 would be continued for another three years. More detailed information on this iconic make and the M100 can be found on
https://www.pantherownersclub.com/PantherPage/p-conts.html

The machine we present has the correct chromed with cream tank panel paint scheme that was used for 1946-51. She was first registered on May 1st, 1951 by Kent County Council and the original logbook is still with the machine. She comes in excellently restored condition; for the last thirty or so years she has been displayed in an enthusiast’s living room and she’s fitted with a handsome Junior Pyrene fire extinguisher as an accessory.