1935 Rudge Special Combination

From a 27-year ownership

Estimate: £9,000 - £11,000*

Reg No: CPK 235 Frame No: 55289

CC: 500 Engine No: 1732

MOT: Exempt

• Owned for 26 years by the late vendor

• Purchased as a fully restored machine

• Will need recommissioning before use

Rudge motorcycles were produced from 1911 to 1946. The firm was known for its innovations in engine and transmission design, and its racing successes. Their sales motto was “Rudge it, do not trudge it.”. Steib Metallbau, later trading as Josef Steib Spezialfabrik für Seitenwagen, were a company from Nuremberg in Germany that manufactured sidecars. The firm was founded in 1914 by Josef Steib Senior and began making sidecars in 1928 following a commission from the motorcycle manufacturer Ardie. The company closed in 1957.

This 1935 Rudge Special and Steib sidecar combination was purchased by the late vendor as a fully restored machine in 1996. He did not use it much in the beginning of his ownership and sadly, due to his health, it has been tucked away in his garage. The restoration was of a very high standard, but now showing some signs of wear and tear. It will require recommissioning before placing back on the road. It is offered complete with a continuation RF60 logbook from 1946 and an old-style V5.