MONTGOMERY BRITISH ANZANI 8/38h.p. Fulldetail Kit 1/9 – Model Factory Hiro

MONTGOMERY BRITISH ANZANI
8/38h.p.
“These Montgomery machines are for the men who prefer a distinctive mount in
appearance and performance. That extra degree of soundness ? those little
touches which distinguish the ‘super’ machine from the mere motorcycle, come
naturally to the Montgomery and at a price that is amazingly low.”-excerpt
from a Montgomery advertisement-
A relic of the past, the Montgomery British Anzani is a famous British
superbike that sported the best components while made affordable to the everyday
man in the 1920’s.
Original a maker of sidecars, Montgomery eventually started designing bikes to
to be sold along with their sidecars. Montgomery themselves focused on marking
frames and forks, and used parts provided by other companies, such as the engine
which was designed by the British Anzani Engine Company. The engine itself, a
8-valve 57 degree 997cc V-Twin engine designed by British Anzani’s talented
Hubert Hagens, was the same engine that was used to power various motorocycles,
light aircrafts and small cars during the 1920’s and 30′. It is said the
engine is based off the record breaker that Claude Temple used to break the
Motorcycle World Speed Record in 1923.
After the bike was built, the Montgoemery company suffered from various troubles
and eventually perished at the outbreak of WW2.