In June 1945 Associated Motor Cycles released two new machines: the AJS 16M of 348cc and the AJS 18S of 497cc. In July they revealed two more motorcycles, the Matchless G3L of 348cc and the Matchless G80 of 497cc.
AJS 16M 350
The rigid framed AJS Model 16M 350cc single was developed in 1945 from the military Matchless G3/L motorcycle widely used by British forces during WWII.
Matchless G3L 350
The company also produced an almost identical motorcycle under the Matchless, the G3L, with the only difference between the two was that the Matchless carried a magneto at the rear of the cylinder barrel, whereas the AJS magneto was at the front.
Matchless G3/L, G3/LS, G80, G80S Models of the 1940s and 1950s are discussed in further detail here: G3L and G80 Matchless
AJS 18S
