20th Jul, 2022 13:00
National Motorcycle Museum
c.1950's Velosolex
No Reserve
Sold for £460
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 0393914
Engine No: Not visible
CC: 49
MOT: Exempt
- This Velosolex has been on display in the vendor's office
- Not used this year due to circumstances
- A very original machine
- Not UK registered
The Solex motorized bicycle was conceived during World War II and marketed in 1946, with 8 million being sold between 1946 and 1988 in France and internationally, having been marketed in some 70 countries. The French design ceased production in 1988. It lived on for almost two decades as a licensed design produced in China and Hungary. Production returned to France in 2005, and as of 2011 the S4800 model was being marketed by VeloSolex America in North Bergen, New Jersey.
This 1950s Velosolex has been on display in the vendor’s office and has not been used this year due to current circumstances, however, this machine presents as a very original machine. It is not UK road registered.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum, 20th Jul, 2022
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