A rare collection of British motorbikes from as far back as 1915 are being sold at auction where they are expected to fetch more than £50,000. Former racing champion and motor sports enthusiast John Anstice-Brown accumulated an impressive collection of retro bikes over the years. When he tired of riding them himself in the 1960s he kept them locked away in his shed at the family home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.After his death in April last year his family found they had been left a large collection of Douglas bikes, including several the firm believed were no longer in existence. They are now putting 10 of them up for auction after having them in the family for almost 70 years. A rare collection of Douglas motorbikes that date back as far as 1915 are going up for auction this month after being found at the home of late biking enthusiast and former GT racer John Anstice-Brown. Pictured is a Douglas SB27 from 1927 John Anstice Brown and his wife Brenda are pictured in the same 1927 Banbury Run Douglas SB27 and Watsonian sidecar This 1929 Douglas DT5 is among nine retro bikes discovered in the shed of Mr Anstice-Brown's home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It will go up for auction at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on July 30 This 1926 Douglas TT Replica is up for grabs complete with a DT engine and Norton forks. Douglas was famous for producing bikes with horizontally opposed twin cylinder engines This Douglas 2 3/4 HP was made by the British firm at their Bristol base around 1915. It is pictured as it was found Share this article Share Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Kingswood, Bristol, run by the Douglas family from 1907 to 1957.They were best known for producing horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined and Speedway bikes. The collection includes a 1927 Douglas SB27 Banbury Run and Watsonian sidecar that hasn't been used since it was last taken out by Mr Anstice-Brown and his wife Brenda in 1959.It was discovered exactly as it was, completely unrestored, with a spare engine. Bidders also have the chance to get their hands on a Doulgas DT5 from 1929 and a TT replica from 1926. They are being put under the hammer by auctioneers H&H Classics at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on July 30. John Anstice-Brown, who wrote about cars and bikes for various motor sport magazines and was himself a GT racer, kept this 1934 Douglas OW in his shed since the 1960s. His family are putting it up for sale with auctioneers H&H Parts of this 1929 Douglas DT5 are also going up for sale on July 30. Mark Bryan of H&H Classics, said: 'It is people like John Anstice-Brown who embody the true of the Collector. It is thanks to his work on saving Douglas bikes that we are able today to rediscover some machines that had slipped off the radar.' Douglas produced motorbikes from 1907 to 1975. They also brought out a range of cars between 1913 and 1922. Pictured is a Douglas 250cc motorbike from
A rare collection of British motorbikes from as far back as 1915 are being sold at auction where they are expected to fetch more than £50,000. Former racing champion and motor sports enthusiast John Anstice-Brown accumulated an impressive collection of retro bikes over the years. When he tired of riding them himself in the 1960s he kept them locked away in his shed at the family home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.After his death in April last year his family found they had been left a large collection of Douglas bikes, including several the firm believed were no longer in existence. They are now putting 10 of them up for auction after having them in the family for almost 70 years. A rare collection of Douglas motorbikes that date back as far as 1915 are going up for auction this month after being found at the home of late biking enthusiast and former GT racer John Anstice-Brown. Pictured is a Douglas SB27 from 1927 John Anstice Brown and his wife Brenda are pictured in the same 1927 Banbury Run Douglas SB27 and Watsonian sidecar This 1929 Douglas DT5 is among nine retro bikes discovered in the shed of Mr Anstice-Brown's home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It will go up for auction at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on July 30 This 1926 Douglas TT Replica is up for grabs complete with a DT engine and Norton forks. Douglas was famous for producing bikes with horizontally opposed twin cylinder engines This Douglas 2 3/4 HP was made by the British firm at their Bristol base around 1915. It is pictured as it was found Share this article Share Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Kingswood, Bristol, run by the Douglas family from 1907 to 1957.They were best known for producing horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined and Speedway bikes. The collection includes a 1927 Douglas SB27 Banbury Run and Watsonian sidecar that hasn't been used since it was last taken out by Mr Anstice-Brown and his wife Brenda in 1959.It was discovered exactly as it was, completely unrestored, with a spare engine. Bidders also have the chance to get their hands on a Doulgas DT5 from 1929 and a TT replica from 1926. They are being put under the hammer by auctioneers H&H Classics at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on July 30. John Anstice-Brown, who wrote about cars and bikes for various motor sport magazines and was himself a GT racer, kept this 1934 Douglas OW in his shed since the 1960s. His family are putting it up for sale with auctioneers H&H Parts of this 1929 Douglas DT5 are also going up for sale on July 30. Mark Bryan of H&H Classics, said: 'It is people like John Anstice-Brown who embody the true of the Collector. It is thanks to his work on saving Douglas bikes that we are able today to rediscover some machines that had slipped off the radar.' Douglas produced motorbikes from 1907 to 1975. They also brought out a range of cars between 1913 and 1922. Pictured is a Douglas 250cc motorbike from
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