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Phelon & Moore

British motorcycle manufacturer (1904–1967)

Phelon & Moore manufactured motorcycles in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England from 1904 to 1967, particularly those under the Panther marque. They became identified with a design of motorcycle which had a large sloping 40-degree single-cylinder engine as a stressed member of the frame. This design spanned the entire history of the company, starting with a 500 cc model and ending with a 645 cc model.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersCleckheaton1

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Panther Motorcycle (by Phelon & Moore)
Photo: LSDSL, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Phelon & Moore manufactured motorcycles in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England from 1904 to 1967, particularly those under the Panther marque. They became identified with a design of motorcycle which had a large sloping 40-degree single-cylinder engine as a stressed member of the frame. This design spanned the entire history of the company, starting with a 500 cc model and ending with a 645 cc model.2

Products and brands

"Heavyweight"

Phelon & Rayner

1.75 hp Phelon & Rayner (1901–1903)

Humber

1.5/1.7 hp Humber (1901–1903)

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2.75 hp Humber Olympia (1902–1905)

4.5 hp Humber Olympia (1905)

Phelon & Moore

2.75 hp (1904–1906)

3.5 hp (1904–1907)

First real heavyweight 412 cc

3.5 hp Forecar (1904)

3.5 hp Standard (1908–1914)

465 cc (1908–1912)

499 cc (1913 – 1914 & 1920 1922)

3.5 hp Colonial (1911–1914)

Heavier duty version

3.5 hp RFC/RAF Model (1914–1921)

military version produced during First World War

4.5 hp Model A (1922–1925)

555 cc, two speed gearbox and two speed primary with combination foot and hand gear change giving four gears.

Phelon & Moore race bikes

TT Entrant (1925–1926, 1928)

TT Replica (1926–1928)

Cinder Track (1928)

185 lb dirt tracker

Panther

Panther (1924–1929)

Panther Standard (1927)

Panther Cub (1927)

Stripped down version of Standard

Panther Model 1 (1928)

Introduction of Model numbers

Panther Model 1a (1928)

Twin exhaust port model

Panther Model 2 Standard (1928)

Panther Model 3 (1928)

598 cc

Panther Model 60 (1929–1935)

A renamed Model 3 and subsequently the origin of the Model 100

Panther Model 85 (1929–1930)

598 cc

Panther Model 50 (1930–1935)

498 cc

Panther Model 55 (1931–1935)

498 cc

Panther Model 55

490 cc

Panther Model 90 Redwing (1931–1938)

490 cc

Panther Model 70 Express (1932)

Panther Model 100 (1932–1963)

598 cc

Panther Model 95 (1938–1939)

Vertical engine – low production numbers

500 cc

Panther Model 120 (1959–1966)

645 cc, effectively an enlarged Model 100

Four-stroke lightweights

Panther Panthette (1930) (250 cc unit construction transverse V-twin, unsuccessful, only Panther four-stroke twin made, rare)

Pre-war 250s include:

Model 30 (1932)

Model 40

Model 70 Redwing

Red Panther Standard

Red Panther Model 20 Deluxe

Red Panther Model 20

Post-war 250s include:

Model 60

Model 65

Model 65 Deluxe

Pre-war 350s include:

Model 80 Redwing

Redwing 85

Red Panther Model 30

Post-war 350s include:

Model 70

Model 75 (1949–1962)

Model 75 Deluxe

Two-stroke lightweights

(Villiers motors)

Model 10/3 (1956–1960) (197 cc single; 3 gears)

Model 10/4 (1956–1960) (197 cc single; 4 gears)

Model 45 (1959–1964) (324 cc twin )

Model 35 (1958 to 1966) (249 cc twin)

From Wikipedia’s article on Phelon & Moore, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1967Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1904Founded Founded1

Sources

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