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'''OMC''' was a | '''OMC''' was a motorcycle produced in 1930, at the [[SOS]] works at Hallow, near Worcester. | ||
This was a lightweight machine built at the works run by | This was a lightweight machine built at the works run by Len Vale-Onslow and marketed by his brother. It had a 172cc [[Villiers]] engine and three-speed [[Burman]] gearbox that were fitted into a pin-jointed frame with [[Webb]] girder forks. The result was a stylish machine that was neat and well-finished. | ||
Few were built and the name was soon gone. | Few were built and the name was soon gone. | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X | The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X | ||
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Revision as of 08:20, 27 January 2009
OMC was a motorcycle produced in 1930, at the SOS works at Hallow, near Worcester.
This was a lightweight machine built at the works run by Len Vale-Onslow and marketed by his brother. It had a 172cc Villiers engine and three-speed Burman gearbox that were fitted into a pin-jointed frame with Webb girder forks. The result was a stylish machine that was neat and well-finished.
Few were built and the name was soon gone.
Sources of Information
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X