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- The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Summer 2025
- 1936 BMW R12/R17 Project 735cc
1936 BMW R12/R17 Project 735cc
1936 BMW R12/R17 Project 735cc
Pre-WW2 BMW R12 project with R17 engine, stored for over 50 years and never completed. Large file containing original R17 manual and parts book, numerous reprint documents and more. Being 'sold as seen', parts included as photographed.
- ESTIMATE: Offered Without Reserve
+ buyer's premium of 15% plus VAT (18% incl VAT)
You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.
LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Sunday 20th July, 2025 at 11.00am BST at Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP
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REG NUMBER
UNREGISTERED
SUMMARY
Pre-WW2 BMW R12 project with R17 engine, stored for over 50 years and never completed. Large file containing original R17 manual and parts book, numerous reprint documents and more. Being 'sold as seen', parts included as photographed.
DESCRIPTION
- Launched in 1935, the R12/R17 was one of the first BMW motorcycles to be fitted with telescopic front forks and 4-speed gearbox
- Pressed steel frame and an OHV engine producing 33bhp, making it the most powerful BMW produced at the time
- In production from 1935 to 1942 with a total of 36,000 produced, many were commissioned for military use and few remain intact today
- This project has been stored for over 50 years and never completed
- Being 'sold as seen', parts included as photographed
- Frame is a 1936 R12 and engine is a 1935 R17, one of the few hundred produced and incredibly rare
- Numbers confirmed by the BMW registry in Germany
- Large file included containing original R17 manual and parts book, numerous reprint documents, BMW motorcycle books, BMW club magazines, some correspondence, and an old unrelated BMW R17 V5
- Bidders must satisfy themselves with the contents included in the lot before bidding
- Great project being offered with No Reserve
SPECIFICATION
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- R12
- Registration Number
- UNREGISTERED
- Frame Number
- P5859
- MOT Expiry
- Exempt
- Engine Number
- 77136
GALLERY
SPECIALIST
Mark Bryan
- Motorcycle Manager
- 07958 107974
- mark@iconicauctioneers.com
For further information regarding this lot please contact Mark.
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Please note all motorcycles must be out of the venue by 3pm on Monday 21st July due to venue restrictions. We will contact buyers after the sale to arrange either collection or transport with Moving Motorcycles.
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