MATCHLESS MODEL 34/D80 · THE ARCHIVE
History
FOREWORD.
The 1933 ”Matchless” Motor Cycles described and illustrated in the following pages are products of the largest organisation in England which devotes the whole of its energies to the manufacture of motor cycles and sidecars.
The first "Matchless" Motor Cycle was made in 1899 and since that date the " MATCHLESS " Factories have been continuously engaged in the manufacture of the highest grade motor cycles. The designers of the original "Matchless”, over 30 years ago, were the brothers Collier, who, in the early years of this century, became famous as the Champion Motor cyclists of England. For many years their successes on Matchless motor cycles in all the important races in Europe were outstanding, including as they did the winning of three T.T. races.
The Collier brothers have now retired from racing, but they still control the "Matchless" Factory as Joint-Managing Directors, and the whole of the experience which they have gained during the past thirty-four years is behind the 1933 Models described in this catalogue. They and all the Staff are active every day motor cyclists so that every "Matchless" machine is designed and built "by motorcyclists for motorcyclists" and consequently possesses that indefinable thoroughbred feeling which can only be found on motor cycles designed by those who know the game from A to Z.
The great "Matchless" Factory is equipped with the finest machine tools and precision instruments that engineering science has invented. Manufacture is strictly controlled at every stage, meticulous accuracy is the watchword, and only the highest grade materials are used. These facts, coupled with the leadership in design which "MATCHLESS" has enjoyed for many years, place the 1933 range of " MATCHLESS " Models in the forefront of the motorcycling world.
The illustration on this page shows a sectional view of the engine employed in the Model 33/D2 "Matchless" and it will serve as an example of the high standard of quality design which is built into every "Matchless". Note the double roller bearing on the main shaft, the roller big end bearing, the double camshaft timing gear, the mechanically lubricated overhead rockers, and the other quality features which combine to make "Matchless" motor Cycle Engines supreme in performance, silence in operation, and reliability.
In the following pages will be found complete technical specifications of all Models, single cylinder, twin cylinder and four-cylinder, many technical illustrations, and a sheet of useful technical information (Page 22). The "Matchless" technical experts are, however, always ready to answer any technical enquiries which motorcyclists may care to put to them, while the "Matchless" Factory is open to inspection without previous appointment at any time during ordinary business hours.
MAKE IT A "MATCHLESS" FOR 1933.