AJS & Matchless Owners Club

Hi All,

I'm trying to sort out a registration document problem. Can an AJS and Matchless single engines from the fifties have same serial numbers? Like 52 18S 21352 / 52 G80S 21352

Best,
Antti

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Thanks, Ruddy

No.

As Alan has stated, no, it's not possible for both AJS and Matchless to share the same number.

Hi everyone,

Thank you for all the information. I'll sort out the paperwork eventually.

Best regards,
Antti

ajscomboman wrote:As Alan has stated, no, it's not possible for both AJS and Matchless to share the same number.

And i thought you were the man that Knew ever thing in fact there are 5 engines listed all ending 21352.

And shame on you as well Alan.

But they will have different prefix/ suffix year/model ??? Frames also, with different prefix or suffix. Prewar Matchless for some years had a number series for each model type, Wolverhampton AJS never did this, so you know year and model from every number 1912 to 1932.

The question was (Like 52 18S 21352 / 52 G80S 21352) so the answer would be yes.

Well I'll be the first to eat humble pie, I cannot believe the factory would do that but I'm now even more knowledgeable.

ajscomboman wrote:Well I'll be the first to eat humble pie, I cannot believe the factory would do that but I'm now even more knowledgeable.

Me too, also makes Glass check books in error, as each year, each marque/model, does not always start with the same number, the same year.