AJW Motorcycles Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Wheaton, Arthur J
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Exeter, Devon, Devon, South West, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Motorcycle & components production
Notes:
Motorcycle manufacturer established c1926 by Arthur John Wheaton in the works of the Wheaton family's successful printing and publishing business, A Wheaton & Co Ltd of Exeter. Production started c1927. Built top of the range, expensive machines in comparatively small numbers. Business sold in 1937 and subsequently had a succession of owners. Stopped manufacture in 1953 after which it imported Italian machines, sometimes rebadging them. From 1974 owned by AJW Motorcycles Ltd. Finally closed 1981
Publications:
- 'AJW motorcycles' in A J Wheaton, A Lasting Impression. A history of Wheatons in Exeter by Wheaton, Anthony J
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wheaton, Arthur J
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Exeter, Devon, Devon, South West, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motorcycle & components production
Notes:
Motorcycle manufacturer established c1926 by Arthur John Wheaton in the works of the Wheaton family's successful printing and publishing business, A Wheaton & Co Ltd of Exeter. Production started c1927. Built top of the range, expensive machines in comparatively small numbers. Business sold in 1937 and subsequently had a succession of owners. Stopped manufacture in 1953 after which it imported Italian machines, sometimes rebadging them. From 1974 owned by AJW Motorcycles Ltd. Finally closed 1981Publications:
- 'AJW motorcycles' in A J Wheaton, A Lasting Impression. A history of Wheatons in Exeter by Wheaton, Anthony J