First of the redesigned Ariel range : the two-port 497 cc model of 1927 , offered at £50 and claimed to be capable of 90 m.p.h. when specially tuned . Saddle-tanks became the fashion .
Discovering Old Motor Cycles By T. E. Crowley N° 160 in the Discovering series First published 1973 Shire Publications Ltd. 12B Temple Square - Aylesbury Bucks - UK