The Panther Model 100 was a British motorcycle manufactured by Phelon & Moore between 1932 and 1963 it was a 598cc air cooled, single cylinder, overhead valve, pushrod four stroke engine
with a top speed of 70mph with a four speed gearbox.
The brakes were a 8in. front drum and a 7in. rear drum
and weighed 425 pounds.
The engine replaced part of the front downtube of the frame.Panthers were manufactured in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, UK from 1900 to 1967,the engine and overall layout stayed essentially the same, the specifications steadily evolved over these thirty or so years.
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 Panther motorcycle combination in the early thirties.
Dave Burton
www.bargain-motors.com
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