1929 Grindlay Peerless 498cc Brooklands Hundred Model

When C W G Bill Lacey became the first man to cover 100 miles in an hour on British soil in August 1928, riding a Grindlay Peerless, the Coventry factory produced a replica of his machine the Brooklands Hundred Model. Only a few were produced and only two survive: the one first owned by Brooklands and Manx Grand Prix competitor J D Potts (sold by Bonhams at Stafford in April 2001 for GBP