The Classic MotorCycle

Successful return to Stafford

The ultra-rare 1940s AJS 497cc E90 ‘Porcupine’ Grand Prix racing motorcycle, previously owned by postwar AJS works rider Ted Frend, set a new auction world record for the model, selling for £293,250 at the three-day Bonhams Summer Stafford Sale, which achieved a 98› sell-through rate, realising a total of £3,585,000.

The Porcupine led a cavalcade of

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