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With too many projects on the go I'm thinking I might sell off some of them and focus on one at a time.  Which brings me to ask!  What value do I put on my 1972 Wassell trials bike ( complete frame and wheels but missing a gas tank and engine) if I offer it up for sale?  I know a bike is worth what ever a buyer is willing to pay but any ideas on a starting price or just go with open to best offer?

Thanks Mike OReilly that information completes the picture for me. I bought the bike ( minus the motor) from Terry Healy at Walt Healy motorcycles in Calgary and they were a Yamaha dealer with ties to Deeleys. I thought that Terry had used a Yamaha motor in the bike when he rode it but the Penton idea seemed to have merit as well. Definitely makes sence that it came from the distributor Deeleys from Vancouver.  Would it be possible to get a picture of the brochure that you have from Deeleys?   Thanks again...

If 312 is in the UK I wonder if that might mean that my 311 also came from the UK and may or may not have been in the 50 that were imported to Canada.? Any idea who would have been the distributer in Canada for these bikes? I guess it really doesn't matter where it was first aquired but would it be fair to say that if it was either a British or a Canadian model it would be referred to as a Wassell trials bike as opposed to the USA models that were branded Mudlark by Penton?
Also is there a web page for the MUDLARK Registry that I can access?

I have a Wassell trials bike ( missing original tank and motor) that I have had for over 30 years. I aguired it here in Western Canada from a friend and I had installed a small Honda 125 engine and a random fuel tank to use it for pleasure riding on the farm. I started to think I should restore it to original as a tribute to the previous owner that had recently passed away.
I originally thought it was just a British trials frame, but after some research I think now it may be a Penton Mudlark that somehow found its way out here to Calgary. I wished I had asked the owner more about it at the time. Does anyone know if these bikes were ever sold in Canada? Would the serial number give me a clue as to what this bike is? W311ST is the only number I see on the frame..
Any help is greatly appreciated.