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Swallow Gadabout motorcycle - OMV 772
Helliwells Limited
(Manufacturer)
Yellow and black two wheeled Swallow Gadabout scooter. Fitted with 122 c.c. Villiers two-stroke engine. Registration number 'OMV 772'. Chassis/frame number - Z149. Engine number - 6415518.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2001.150/1
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Swallow Coachbuilding Co., (1935) Limited
Association Type: Company name
Date: 1947
Creation/Production
In 1945 the Helliwell Group (an aircraft servicing and repair company) bought the Swallow Coachbuilding Co Ltd.
Role: Manufacturer
Place: Treforest Industrial Estate
Period: 1947
Acquisition
purchase, 12/9/2001
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1800
Width
(mm): 650
Height
(mm): 1000
Material
Metal
Rubber
Asbestos, white - Chrysotile
Location
National Waterfront Museum (display)
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