History of the Marque: Astra
Initially fitted with Bosch-Douglas flat twins built under licence
by SMW of Munich, they continued with
Blackburne
and
JAP engines of 348 & 496cc. Ernst Henne of
BMW fame rode a Blackburne-engined Astra in 1924-25.
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of wisdom about these classic German machines, please contact
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