Description
Ivy 1921 2 ½ HP 224 cc “Model C” Frame # 3906 Engine # 1471 1921
Commencing in 1910, Ivy motorcycles were manufactured by S(idney).A. Newman Ltd. at Aston Cross, Birmingham.
The first motorcycles were equipped with Precision engines, around 1914 JAP V-twins were used.
The first Ivy two stroke, a 224 cc machine, was presented in 1913.
The company was heavily involved in motorcycle racing, with several of the Newman brothers entering races themselves.
The race bikes were kept as standard wherever possible to demonstrate the build quality and specification of the production machines.
The Newman brothers believed that this was the best way to prove their designs and advertise their products.
H. C. Newman was especially successful, winning many local events and Ivy was represented at the Isle of Man TT races from 1912 to 1914 by H C Newman (presumably one of Sidney’s relatives) whose best result was 3rd place in the 1913 Junior event riding a Precision-engined model.
TT participation continued after The Great War, the best result being P. A. Newman’s 7th place in the 1922 Junior race.
The 1921 range consisted of two stroke models in 2 ½ HP (224 cc) and 3 HP ( 348 cc) capacities.
The 1925 range saw the first OHV Ivy, powered by a JAP engine.
Between 1925 and 1931 a small range of machines was built with both two and four stroke engines.
By the end of 1931 the production of Ivy motorcycles ceased.
It’s said that about 6,000 machines were built.
This 1921 Model C is fitted with a 2-speed Sturmey Archer gearbox and has the extra option of chain drive to the rear wheel.
It’s a high-quality two stroke machine that has been restored a number of years ago.