Packman & Poppe Motorcycles
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Packman & Poppe Motorcycles
| Industry | Manufacturing and engineering |
|---|---|
| Fate | Wound up |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Defunct | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Coventry, UK |
| Key people | Erling Poppe and Gilmour Packman |
| Products | Motorcycles |
Packman & Poppe (P&P) was a British motorcycle manufacturer. Founded by Erling Poppe (who later went on to design Sunbeam motorcycles) and Gilmour Packman the first motorcycle was produced in 1922 with a 250 cc two-stroke engine. This was followed by a 976 cc side-valve machine with a JAP V-twin engine in 1923 and the Silent Three using a 350 cc Barr and Stroud sleeve-valve engine. Packman & Poppe entered three machines into 1925 TT.[1] Sadly Packman was injured in an argument with a salesman and died. In the same year the Packman & Poppe factory was destroyed by a fire and in 1926 sold to John Wooler, who kept up production until the Depression, in 1930.[2]
References
- ^ "TT 1925 Lightweight TT Results". http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT25&race_seq=4. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Poppe & Packman". http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/britbikes/brit_p.html. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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