RUNNER UP BEST CLASSIC - Andy Watkins 1937 Ariel Red Hunter
Original Make & Model
1937 Ariel Red Hunter
Engine
Ariel 500 ohv single with optional single exhaust port (VH1). Specially bench-tested at time of manufacture. Steel flywheel, roller mains, high compression piston. Low level fishtail silencers by Armours, Bournemouth.
Frame
Standard. Cradle-type aviation quality brazed tubes with Acme stainless fasteners and stainless Ariel bits.
Front End
Steel taper tube girders, sidecheck springs, wheel built by Alan Brown, Bristol and lined by Bob Saunders, 7� internal expanding brake, rigid mounting �bars. 8� headlamp, panel lamp doubles as inspection lamp. Mudguard from Renovation Spares, tank repairs by Bob Saunders, Bristol.
Rear End
Wheel by Alan Brown, Bristol, sprung saddle by Draganfly, Bungay.
Paint & Finishing
Tank by Bob Saunders, Bristol. Powdercoating by Griffs, Bristol. Chroming by S&T; Electroplate. Electrical by Hawker Electrical.
Other Stuff
�My Red Hunter was a barn find � it had no tank, wheels, forks or electrics, had bits broken off it and a rusty blue frame�.
Thanks To
�Draganfly; Taff the Horn; Ariel OC; my brother; my Mum.�