26th Mar, 2025 12:00

National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands

 
Lot 338
 

1924 BSA S24 3½hp
Single family ownership for seventy-four years (1924-1998)

Sold for £6,440

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: NR 3607
Frame No: C2127
MOT: Exempt

  • Owned by the Cave family from 1924-1998
  • Subsequently treated to a sympathetic restoration and re-registered with the DVLA
  • Still retains its original lights and horn
  • An appealing Vintage 'flat tanker'

The Birmingham Small Arms factory was established in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in 1861 and as the name suggests manufactured weapons. Around the turn of the century they started making bicycles and progressed onto motorcycles a few years later. BSA went on to be one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles up until its demise in the early 1970s. During the 1920s, BSA proudly boasted ‘one in four motorcycles is a BSA’ and that their bikes were ‘the most popular motorcycles in the world.’

On offer is a 1924 BSA S24, that was purchased by a Mr William Cave on the 15th January 1924 and was used by him up until the start of WWII. Subsequently, the BSA was passed down to his son who was instructed to turn the engine over several times a month which continued for over 60 years. 'NR 3607' was then sold to Mr Wilcox in 1998 with the intention to restore the machine and apply for the registration that had been lost. Subsequently treated to that sympathetic restoration the BSA pleasingly still retains its original lights and horn. This appealing Vintage 'flat tanker' is said to be in good working order and is running well. It is offered with a large folder of paperwork and some old pictures 'as found', and a current V5C document.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217

 

Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 26th Mar, 2025

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