🏍️ Panther Story: 1999 Hardcover Phelon & Moore Ltd History British motorcycle

by Barry M. Jones

$50 · Offered by eBay

First edition

Feel the unmistakable Panther purr come roaring back to life between these covers! 🏍️ Step into the full-throated saga of Phelon & Moore Ltd with The Panther Story: The Story of Phelon & Moore Ltd by Barry M. Jones – the definitive, no-stone-unturned chronicle every serious British motorcycle historian and restorer dreams of owning. This is the 1999 apparent first edition hardcover (ISBN 095350980X, Panther Publishing, High Wycombe, Bucks, UK), a hefty 11.75" x 8.25" volume spanning 318 pages crammed with crisp black-and-white photographs, crystal-clear technical diagrams, factory floor plans, period advertisements, and model-by-model breakdowns that turn dry specs into pure adrenaline. No dust jacket, as issued – just the striking illustrated boards that scream classic British engineering pride. Barry M. Jones wasn’t some armchair enthusiast; as longtime Librarian of the Panther Owners Club (POC), he drew straight from factory archives, ex-employee interviews, and club records to deliver the ultimate insider account. Here’s the complete tale of Joah Phelon’s humble wire-drawing roots in Yorkshire’s wool trade blooming into a 1904–1967 empire of innovative singles – those revolutionary 40-degree slanted engines that powered everyday rides, rugged sidecars, and adventures across the globe. The back cover even spotlights the POC itself, a direct nod to the thriving community that still keeps these machines thundering today. Jones first laid the groundwork with his 1983 The Sto

• Publisher: Panther Publishing The Limited
• Year: 1999
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 095350980X
• Condition: Fair

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