Coventry-Victor Motor Co
From Graces Guide
Coventry-Victor were motorcycles produced from 1919 to 1935 by the Coventry-Victor Motor Company Limited.
- 1919 The engine first became available and was sold to assemblers inluding Ayres-Layland, Bulldog, McKechnie and Regent. Throughout its existence the firm produced horizontally opposed twin-cylinder engines.
- 1921 The company built its first model with a 689cc sv flat-twin engine produced by Messrs. Morton and Weaver who were closely associated with Coventry-Victor. The machine performed well in the Brooklands 500 mile Race that year.
- 1922 A replica of the Brooklands machine went into production as the 'Super Six'. It was an eye-catching beast with high-level exhaust pipes on the left side and a bulbous-nosed saddle tank.
- 1923-1927 The 'Super Six' was produced as a racing model in various forms and a supercharged version was guaranteed to reach 80mph.
- 1929 The company unexpectedly unveiled the 'Dirt Track' model which was produced until 1932.
- 1933 Unchanged vintage looks resulted in the machines looking very out-dated, so the 'Dirt Track' was dropped.
- 1935 The 486cc road bike went out of production soon to be followed by the 689cc sv twin and by the end of the year manufacturing had ceased completely.
Sources of Information
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press