PANTHER LITERATURE LIST

FOREWORD

This list has been made to help people find information about Panthers in general or about a specific model or year.

This is the work of several people, primarily Hans and Volker. Please send any information to panther-owner@yahoo.com and I will pass it on.

If a reference cannot be verified by the compiler it has been marked with a *.

This page includes:
Books (on Panthers)
Books (with articles about Panthers)
Key to Magazines (in following lists)
Magazines (with articles about Panthers)
Magazines (with pictures of Panthers)
Technical Information (of relevance to Panthers)
Miscellaneous Literarture (with relevance to Panthers)

BOOKS

The book of the P&M. W.C.Haycraft, F.R.S.A. Covers the 20ies Panther two stroke models 25 (247cc), 20 (196cc) and 15 (147cc), and the 1930 four stroke models 50 (498cc), 60 (598cc), 85 (598cc). Gives management instructions for the 1919-1921 models, 1922-1923 models and later "O.H.V. models".

The book of the PANTHER (lightweight models). W.C. Haycraft, F.R.S.A. 1^e ed. 1937, 6th ed. 1959. Pitman's Motor-Cyclist' Library. 7/37. Page 1-134. Covers 250 and 350cc OHV from 1932 to 1958. Not two stroke or Stroud models.

*The book of the Red PANTHER (1932 onwards). W.C. Haycraft, F.R.S.A. Pitman's Motor-cyclist' Library 7/37.

*The book of the PANTHER (heavyweight). (1938-1966 Models 100 & 120). W.C. Haycraft, F.R.S.A. Pitman's Motor-Cyclist' Library 1953.

The story of PANTHER motorcycles, Barry M. Jones, PSL, Cambridge, 1^e ed. 1983 ISBN 0-85059-652-1

ARTICLES IN BOOKS

Note: the books are in chronological order, based on the year of their first edition.

The history of motorcycling, 1973/1983, Orbis Publishing, pg. 24, 36, 55, 63, 69, 80, 82, 84, 85, 99, 104, 109, 110, 114, 154, 156, 175, 219, 243, 249.

1916 498 cc P&M war model.
19?? P&M Watsonian outfit, w Florence Blenkiron? London-Capetown-London expedition
1937? 250 cc Red Panther

1912 465cc P&M,

1921 500cc P&M Tourer,

1924 500cc P&M "Panther",

1927 247ccPanthette,

1928 247cc Villiers Panther,

1935 250cc Red Panther = model 20,

1936 600cc redwing model 100,

1939 model 40,

1946 600cc model 100,

1953 248cc model 65 de luxe,

1956 600cc model 100 (or is it the model 120 ??!!) ,

1959 324cc Villiers model 45,

1960 scooter Terrot=Panther,

1967 249cc Villiers sports red panther.

Motorraeder gestern und heute, C. Posthumus,D. Richmond, 1977/78, Heyne. (German text) English version exists, title unknown.  

1918 P&M WWI female RAF despatch rider (pg 34,35)

1933? 250 cc Red Panther (pg. 71)

19?? … cc Redwing (498/598 cc)

*The illustrated encyclopedia of motorcycles, Erwin Tragatsch, 1ed. 1979, ed. 1989: pg. 245-246:

            This was a weekly publication that went together to make an encyclopedia, the content is the same as "great British Bikes" by Ian Ward and Laurie Caddell.

 Classic British Motor Cycles: the final years, Bob Currie, 1^e ed. = 1984, 4^e ed. 1995, ISBN 1 85152 250 6, pg 72-75:

1964 645 cc model 120S, several pictures.

* Military Motorcycles, David Ansell, 1985

1914 3.5 hp P&M, military model (1 page text, 1 page drawing)

• from textile to motorcycle industry
• lucky to get hold of Richard Moore
• famous designer disappoints
• the "red panthers"
• the final spurt of Panther
• one more word concerning Granville Bradshaw

pictures:

1900 P&M

1904 P&M trike

1908 557 cc P&M

1915 770 cc P&M 90 deg.V-twin prototype

1919 499 cc P&M sv

1923 555 cc P&M

1925 498 cc P&M ohv "TT model"

1926 246 cc Panthette opposed V-twin

19?? Panthette unit motor

1926 498 cc P&M tourer ohv

1928 246 cc P&M villiers single

1930s 498 cc ohv Redwing motor

1932 498 cc model 50

1933/39 "red panther"

1939 498 cc in line twin prototype

193? 598 cc model 100

1952-up 246/346 cc single

1955 598 cc model 100 (photo on back cover)

1964 650 cc model 120 outfit w Viceroy sidecar

1965 324 cc villiers twin

 

Alle Motorraeder 1894-1981, Erwin Tragatsch, 7^e ed. 1986, ISBN 3-87943-410-7, pg. 345-346: Panther(P&M)

1923 498 cc Panther

1925 499 cc Panther

1926 499 cc Panther (ohv TT-model)

1955 598 cc M100 swingarm

 

British Motorcycles of the 30's, Roy Bacon, 1e ed. 1986, ISBN 1-85648-204-9, pg.139-143: panther.

1931 247cc Villiers model 25

1932 490cc redwing 90

1935 249cc model 20 red panther

1940 594cc model 80

?? 498cc prototype model 90

-- close up off the 30ies headlight dipping system

 *Best of British Bikes, Jim Reynolds, ISBN 1-85260-033-0, pg. 108-111. M100

 British Motor Cycles since 1950, Steve Wilson, volume 4, 1^e ed.1987, reprint 1991, ISBN 0-85059-830-3, pg 11-52!!, vast chapter on Panther, short prewar history, main story is on the development of the postwar models with many specifications, like model changes, colour scheme etc. Also many pict.

1927 598cc model 60

1931 500cc model "redwing" 90, de luxe.

1939 600cc model 100 ??

1946 600cc model 100 :rigid/girder

1948 350cc Stroud trials prototype

1949 600cc model 100 rigid/Dowty

? 350cc Stroud trials mk II

1951 600cc model 100 with Garrard sidecar

1952 600cc model 100 cutaway view, drawing.

1952 600cc model 100 engine close up

1953 250cc model 65 engine close up + swinging arm drawing

1953 250cc model 65 de luxe

1952 350cc model 75

1953 350cc model 75

1954 350cc model 75

1954 600cc model 100 rigid /teles

1954 600cc model 100 spring/teles

1956 600cc model 100

1957 250cc model 65 2 pict.

1957 prototype with Villiers 2H engine

1959 650cc model 120

1959 249cc Villiers model 35 sports

1960 324cc Villiers model 50 grand sports 3 pict.

1961 650cc model 120 + P&M sidecar chassis

1965 249cc Villiers model 35ES

1960 324cc 3T Villiers Grand Sports model 50

1960? 174cc Panther Princess scooter

1960? 645cc model 120

1961 249cc 2T Villiers model 35

1961? 645cc model 120? + sidecar

1963 645cc model 120?

1966 249cc 2T Villiers model 35ES

1947 ???cc model 60 or 70, dowty-rigid

1949 600cc model 100 (ISDT race entrant)

1952 348cc stroud

1958 350cc model 75

1959 324cc 3t villiers model 45, earles/spring

1960 174cc 2L villiers Panther Princess scooter

 *Collecting, restoring and riding Classic motorcycles, Tim Holmes & Rebekka Smith, 1989, PSL,

1932 panther (page 130)

1938 panther (page 133)

"panther" page 99-102: pict:

1959 249cc 2T engined model 35

1967 249cc model 35es sports "red panther" twin.

  *The restauration of vintage & thoroughbred motorcycles- new edition, Jeff Clew, 1990, Haynes:

1921 P&M in various stages from found to finished (pg. 17, 25, 40ff, 46…)

 

Motorrad Oldtimer Katalog, Stefan Knittel, 1e ed. 1991, ISBN 3-89365-162-4, pg. 148-149: Panther (GB) 1932-1966.

1949 600cc M100, drawing

1949 250cc M65 drawing

1949 350cc M75 drawing

1934 248cc model 70,

1954 600cc springframe M100 combo.

 Enzyklopaedie des Motorrads, Instituto Grafico De Agostini, German ed: Weltbild Verlag,

1927 panthette (photo) pag. 383

1904 P&M driven Humber Olympia Tricar (3)
1920 248 cc P&M outfit (159)
1932 ? cc Panther (34)
19?? 250 cc ohv Red Panther model 20 advert (3)

MAGAZINES
 

B	Bike
BBM	British Bike Magasin
BBMEC	British Bike Mechanics
BL	Bikers Live (German)
CB	Classic Bike
CBG	Classic Bike Guide
CM	Classic Motorcycling (Australia)
CMC	The Classic Motor Cycle
CML	Classic Motorcycling Legends
CUB	Custom Bike
DM	das Motorrad (German)
MC	Motorcycle Classics (formerly British Bike Magasin)
MM	Motorcycle Mechanics
MO	Motorrad Classic (German)
MS	Moto Sport Schweiz
OB	Old Bike
OM	Oldtimer Markt (German)
OP	Oldtimer Praxis (German)
PM	Practical Motorist & Motorr Cyclist
RC	Real Classics
TMC	The Motor Cycle

 

 ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES
 

Mag.	Issue	Pages	Title	Notes
TMC	1th 1927	362-364	Panther and Panthette improvements	P&M program includes 10 models. Describes the 1928 model changes.
TMC	8th 1928	17	"P&M stand 26":	Changes in the 1929 program.
TMC	16th 1929	29-30	1929 models on the road.
TMC	8/35	238-240	By panther to the cape",	Report on the first part of the trip through Africa on a M100, also many "redwing" adverts in this issue.
*TMC	24/5/51		Panther servicing wrinkles	Technical tips from Panther servicing department
*TMC	11/2/54		598 cc ohv model 100 Panther	An interview with Frank Leach, P&M Technical Director, about the new model.
PM	05/1955	Cover	Cover page	Wonderful coloured M 100 rigid
MM	03/1962	33-35	Panther stripdown	Engine strip-down, pictured guide
MM	03/1964	1,36-37,60	Coverpage, PANTHER	Superb colour frontpage, Road Test M120
TMC	6th Aug 1964	336-338	Panther singles	Service Shop Lore, Tips + Pics
DM	8 / 1965	222-226	Der letzte grosse Einzylinder	History in german      by Erwin Tragatsch
B	Oct. 1976		Panther 600 + 650	3 pages
CB	8/81	55-57	The Panther man	About Melvyn Kershaw, using a 1960 M120/ DA Canterbury with trailer! to transport his family and competition bikes
CMC	4-5/82#6	41	Panther by the tail	Guymar, a van with a 598 cc M100 engine built in..
CB	8/82	30-34	Worth restoring: Panther postwar singles	Mixed information. Concerns M100, M65 etc.
CB	7/83	3/58-61	Prewar Panthers: simple was best	A bit of history and Sid Wilkinson's collection of 5 anno 1983. Pict. 1923 and 1924 "panther".+ 30ies model 85?
CMC	May 1984			Charles Godden´s unrest. Panther
CMC	1/85	42-45	The bike from platform six	Many pict: history of a 1925 498cc panther .
CB	10/85	12-14	Project Panther	Part one. Restoration story of a 1951 M100.
CB	12/85	50-56	Alice in Pantherland	Story about Alice Wharton, P&M's longest serving employee. Nice pict.: M1001952/DA sidecar, 1932 250cc Red Panther, 1939 M100, Terrot scooter, Terrot Moped, M35ES .
CB	1/86	56-58	Project Panther	Part two. Continuing story of the restoration of a 1951 M100.
*CMC	5/86	6ff, cover	Riding with the cloud cavalry	1919 3.6HP P&M, WWI RFC combo.
CB	10/86	30-34	Project Panther	Part three: up and running
*CMC	5/87	32		1928 panthette.
CMC	4/87	6-9	Never been wet, never been beat	Stories about a 1928 model 50 1a. I.e. the 498cc "basic" model.
*CMC	8/87	6ff, cover	The only bike I'd never wanted to own	1938 Red Panther.
*CB	03/88	16ff	Super Slogger!	1956 M 100S
*CML	Autumn 87	28-31	The tale of the cat	1951 M 100
*BBmec	7/88	38ff	English Eccentrics: the Panton	Special: M100 engine in modified Norton featherbed frame.
*BBM	10/88	40		M35ES
*CB	11/88	24 ff	Electric Britons	1966 M35ES test
*BBM	07/89	24ff	The years of the cat	1962 M120 combo
*BBM	10/89#25	24ff, back	Pining for the Fjords	Tour w. M100R: Sctl. to North Cape
*CMC	11/89	26		1928 panthette sports
*CMC	2/90	47		1950 250cc Stroud
*CB	9/90			Model 45 sports
*CMC	11/90	56ff	Big games with a Panther	Britain X country w. Redwing M100 combo
*CB	4/91	28		M65
*CB	2/91	18		1957 M100S
*CMC	5/91	30		1955 M10/3A
MO	5 / 1992	36-43	Schillernder Charakter  (german)	Life story of Granville Bradshaw, pictures + drawings
*CMC	12/92	35		1955 M65
*CUB	1/93	46ff, cover	Pussy galore	1964 M 120 chopper
*BBM	6/93#66			Customized 100
*OB	Summer 93 #6	33ff	Sorting out the Panther 1930s Models, part 1	1930s models
*OB	Autumn 93 #7	33ff	Sorting out the Panther 1930s models, part 2	1930s models
*OM	10/93	220ff	Ach, du dickes Ei!	1957 M100/Busmar combo reatauration
OP	12 / 1993	70-73	Genialer Flop   (german)	P & M Panthette 1926, pictures
*CMC	3/94	44, cover	Panther M100	1950 M100
*BL	1/95	12ff	Britische Raubkatzen	1956 M 100S,1948 M100 chopper
*CMC	1/95	4		1961 M120
OB	Autumn 95	7-10	Blind it all the way to the first hill,Vic.	Many pict. More stories about a 1925 498cc panther (see also CMC 1-85!)
*CB	3/96	46	Spotless Panther	1933 M100 story. Also 5 nice pictures of different models: 1924 1938 1935 1940 1963 heavyweights
*CMC	7/96	4		1959 M35
CMC	9/96	25		Letter about Earles forks. Pict. 1955M100 Earles/swingarm.
*CBG	10/96	24ff	Panther M100	1953 M 100
*CBG	3/97	26ff, cover	Panther M100, M120	1956 M 100 S, M 120
OB	Sum. 1998		Sorting out …	…of P&M´s in the 20´s, Part I
OB	Sum. 1998		Sorting out …	…of P&M´s in the 20´s, Part I
CMC	Oct-98	63	Whatever happened to P&M	P. Glover remembers
CMC	Dec-98	57	What you didn´t tell us	BMJ´s comment to article  above
CBG	Oct-99	4-Sep	Panther on test	M 100s from 1961 on test
CMC	Jan-00	70 - 72	Canadian Cat	M 60 from 1946, unrestored
CBG	Sep-00	50 - 56	Sweet Gargantua	D. Minton meets Panther riders
CBG	Jul-01	Dec-18	Down the Road	S. Wilson  Panthers in Stonehenge
CBG	Sep-01	4-Oct	Transport for individuals	M 120 outfit of 1962 A3 Poster !
OM	Mar-02	20 - 28	Schmusekatze	Great german article about Panther by Phil Tooth
CMC	Feb-03	88 - 93	The chairmans choice	Road test of 1957 solo M 100
CB	Mar-03	54	Panther Slopers	Buyers Guide
CMC	Dec-03	58 - 62	Panthers on tour	UK cats in Colorado,         by Steve Rogers
CMC	Mar-04			Model 75
RC	Jul-04	22 - 28	Slow Purr	M 100s de luxe, ridden + enjoyed
RC	12 /2004 ?		? Chopper
CBG	Nov-04		Pussys footing around	Myatt´s Panther
OP	Feb-05	Dec-15	Sir Longstroke (german)	Georg Raida and Panthers          by H.Stahl
CBG	Dec-05		A SIDECAR FOR MY FRIEND	Panther Outfit
RC	Apr-06	28 - 33	Into the Panther DEN	Jordan Princic of Oz                    T.Brooks
CB	Jun-06	28	M100	Restored M100 of 1950
RC	Aug-06	48 - 51
CBG	Dec-06		Panther Rally + M 100
RC	Dec-06	24 - 28	Inspired by a Book	1921 P -& M                                D. Vickers
CB	Jan-07	84 - 85	Panther M 100 Owners	10 proud Owners shot at a Rally
MS	Aug-07	25 - 27	Dem Raubtier verfallen (german)	Oli´s 1929 M 50 in Switzerland

PICTURES IN MAGAZINES
   

CB	5-83,	pg. 52	ca. 1913 P&M in London-Brighton
CB	10-83,	pg. 19	1930 model 85 in the London run
CMC	1-84,	pg 43,	30ies 500 or 600 panther
CMC	1-85,	pg 49,	30ies combo panther
CB	2-89,	pg. 78-79,	1928 250 cc Panthette
CMC	4-91,		1958 model 10/3A
CMC	5-94,	pg 16,	490cc redwing 90 panther
CBG	8-95,	pg 66	30ies redwing (90?)/Bill Little
MC	6-96,	pg. 18	ca. 1948 M100 (A.Whitehouse)
CB	8-96,	pg.78	1958 324cc 3T villiers model 45
CMC	9-96,	pg 71,	1929 598cc panther
CBG	12-96,	pg 78	early 50ies 250cc model 65 tele/rigid

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

 Modern Motorcycle Mechanics, J.B.Nicholson, 1^e ed. 1942, 7^e ed. 1974, pg 444-449 Panther servicing. All kind of technical information like settings and clearances of different model

*Motor Cycle Data Book, P.M.Williams and J.A. Reddihough, 1960, publ. By George Newnes Ltd. London. Isdn=??: Information such as: bore,stroke,output power, top gear ratio, wheelbase lenght, brake sizes, tyre sizes, valve timing, tapet clearances, etc.etc. All for a range of Panthers.

 MISCELLANEOUS

*The illustrated encyclopedia of motorcycles, Erwin Tragatsch, 1ed. 1979, ed. 1989: pg. 246: on both German Panther makes.

Alle Motorraeder 1894-1981, Erwin Tragatsch, 7^e ed. 1986, ISBN 3-87943-410-7, pg. 346-347: on both German Panther makes.

 Catalogue Cotswold Motor Museum, Bourton on the Water, pg 9.

1924 495cc? P&M "panther" picture . Bike is part of the museum collection.

 CB 6-83, pg.47: front of a P&M catalogue anno 1922

 CB 9-83, pg.14: advertisement for the book :"story of Panther motorcycles"

 * Catalogue National Motorcycle Museum, Ivor G. Davies, 1985, pg. 8,9

1922 555 cc sv P&M model A.

CB: 2-97, pg.62-65. Article on transfers.

Transfers: P&M panther, German Panther (Braunschweig).
 

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