Beschreibung:

Douglas commenced post-war production in 1947 with, naturally enough, a horizontally opposed twin, though unlike the vast majority of previous models the T35 mounted its engine across the frame. The former was of unitary construction, while the latter displayed even greater innovation with its swinging arm rear suspension controlled by torsion bars, and leading-link Radiadraulic front fork. After development work had cured frame breakages and improved engine power, the revised version was dubbed the MkIII. The latter lasted until the advent of the new-for-1949 MkIV, which featured an un-sprung front mudguard and altered rear subframe with distinctive teardrop-shaped toolboxes. Standard and Sports versions were catalogued until the introduction of the MkV in 1951. Also part of the range were two specially tuned sports models known as the 80 Plus or 90 Plus depending on the level of performance achieved, a bench-tested 25bhp being required for a 90 Plus. A 21" front wheel and 9" brake were fitted to both models, which had contrasting finishes: maroon for the 80 Plus and gold for the 90 Plus. At the time of cataloguing no information was to hand concerning the history of this particular 90 Plus, other than the fact that it was acquired by the current owner in May 1998. The machine is offered with Swansea V5C registration document. It is hoped that further information will be available at time of sale.