METAL TIN BLUE MOTORCYCLE WITH SIDECAR COLLECTABLE MODEL

Blue motorcycle with sidecar decorative model.

Brand New in Box
Height: 18cm
Width: 32cm
Depth: 19cm
Made from Metal Tin

Invented in France in 1893, sidecars predate the first production motorcycles, as they were originally designed for a newspaper competition to find the best method of carrying a passenger on a bicycle. In 1903 a patent for the motorcycle sidecar was submitted by Mr WJ Graham of Enfield in Middlesex, and the sidecar quickly exploded in popularity, being cheaper than a car and more useful than a motorcycle on its own.

Early manufacturers produced a variety of styles, with a complete absence of modern safety standards as the main characteristic. Photos of early sidecars often feature stoic Edwardian women attempting to look totally fine about their precarious seating.