Syed Afzaluddin Hossain stands beside his 1923 Panther Sloper with a gloved hand resting gently on its handlebar. It is family.”ADVERTISEMENTHossain, 54, is an automobile engineer by profession and a vintage vehicle devotee by inheritance. The Panther Sloper that draws crowds at rallies is not just his prized possession. The Panther Sloper, built by Phelon and More Ltd of Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, comes from one of Britain’s oldest motorcycle manufacturers, a firm that began operations in 1900. One of the unique features of this vintage piece is its twin fish-tail silencersOpen valve rockers reveal the engine’s workings like exposed veins.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 07:56 UTC