1938 Cotton Model 9 special, 350 cc high camshaft. Registration number VSV 737. Frame number 17077. Engine number 10 H/ 0 59755/ S.
Gloucester-based Cotton established its reputation with a string of racing successes in the 1920's thanks to an innovative frame patented by its founder, Frank Willoughby Cotton. Cotton's design featured four straight tubes running from the steering head to the rear spindle, augmented by further straight stays supporting the gearbox and engine. The result was a stiff, lightweight chassis far in advance of the bicycle-derived diamond type of frame used by the majority manufacturers. Like other small independent firms Cotton relied on propriety engines such as Villiers, JAP and Blackburne, but such was the advantage conferred by its frame the Cotton had little trouble seeing off similarly powered rivals.

Sold with the V5C, V5, a large history folder and related paperwork.