Give me your estimate for what this bike will go for

[Greybeard]

https://goo.gl/bcBviy

I used to have a rigid frame one of those, in a similar condition. Sold it for £60 plus a running A10 plunger, (that I still have).

Tell me what you think this baby will go for.

[a10 gf]

Surely 12,397.50

[RichardL]

10,200 GBP

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16253/lot/272/

[Greybeard]

10,200 GBP

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16253/lot/272/

Lovely! Can't believe I let one slip through my fingers.

[orabanda]

I am restoring a rigid framed 1938 4G at the moment (in red).

One of 1,400 made in that year.

A total of approx 15,000 square fours were made (in all versions) between 1931 - 1959.

Richard

[RichardL]

Oh! I didn't notice the Bonhams sale was in 2008. I'm upping my estimate just a little to  10,700 GBP.  Trust me, I have little clue of the real value, but it's fun to play the game.

Richard L.

[Greybeard]

A total of approx 15,000 square fours were made (in all versions) between 1931 - 1959.

Pretty successful then. I imagine most were hauling sidecars. Early on there were overhead cam engines, 500, 600 & 1000 cc

[orabanda]

This is a 1938 4G (1000cc) in top class nick.

[Greybeard]

This is a 1938 4G (1000cc) in top class nick.

[duTch]

 The way i read it was the OHC 500 was the early idea,  but revised and…released as the 997 whatever OHV ...

 An ex-work buddy who I haven't seen for a couple of years has a few (7 or 8 ) that I've seen,  but think he has maybe 15 or so... not sure which models though.
 Did a trip up the coast a few years ago with him and was a pleasure to ride behind

[Topdad]

I owned a 4 piper in 1966 ,sold it for ,I think £25 after I'd replaced head gaskets and got it running but I couldn't get it down the jigger into our backyard  and I ran foul of the fuzz so it had to go ,quite like it ,so smooth !

[coater87]

 If it was my next door neighbors bike, I would give him 13,350 pounds for it and push it into my garage. I may be a bit low, but it needs a few hard to find (I imagine) parts.

 Lee

[Greybeard]

The way i read it was the OHC 500 was the early idea,  but revised and…released as the 997 whatever OHV ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Square_Four

An ex-work buddy who I haven't seen for a couple of years has a few (7 or 8 ) that I've seen,  but think he has maybe 15 or so...

That's just greedy. Tell him your mates on this forum should have a few of them.

[orabanda]

More eye candy; I trust that the forum will be tolerant, given that Ariel Motors was owned by BSA!

[coater87]

 Here is an off the wall question.

 What type of treatment was given to hardware back then by companies like Ariel?

 I believe early harley used tinning, parkerising, maybe nickle, and certainly plane old paint- I am not sure on some of those.

 I dont think Cadmium became huge until WW2.

 Lee