P&M bikes were used extensively by British
forces during the 1913-1918 First World War 249cc Red Panther was a reliable and trusty work
horse before and after the Second World War
1949 Panther 598cc Model 100 Panther products in 1960 Earls Court
motorcycle Show catalogue
The company also built a speedway model
in 1928, and a variety of trials bikes, but
history suggests that it will be the big
singles for which the Panther will best be
remembered. Before and directly a"er the
Second World War, a lucrative pa# of the
company’s big singles output came from
the demand for sidecars. The Model 100 and
120, with their low-down torque and robust
pe$ormance, made the models ideal for
pulling a sidecar. Unfo#unately, the bo!om
fell out of the sidecar market when cars,
especially the Mini, became a more effective
way to transpo# a satellite family. In 1959
a scooter, the Princess, was added to the
model line-up. It was powered by a 173cc
Villiers engine, but a similar phenomenon
to that which was striking the sidecar
market was hi!ing the scooter market. An
Official Receiver was called in late 1962, and
production began to dwindle.
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