The Collier family at Plumbstead, London in 1899, founded Matchless. The two brothers Charlie & Harry were racers & made a name for their company by winning in the first ever Isle of Man TT in 1907. They remained a company always at the top of racing & in 1931 having taken over AJS they moved to the midlands. Having won many more notable victories & being taken over by AMC they ceased production in 1966. Colin Seeley built his own frame & fitted a G50 racing engine, & in the late 1980's the marque was revived with a Rotax engine.