Lot details Registration No: COB 39 Frame No: 57650 Engine No: 1285 cc: 249 MOT Expiry Date: None
Rudge had entered the nineteen thirties with a pair of 250cc JAP powered model's as the starting point, however the introduction of the four valve singles in 1931 marked the demise of the JAP powered machines. Unfortunately this decision came at a time of difficult trading, the companies response was the announcement of a new family of 250cc machines utilising the four-valve engine design during 1931. As with their other products, the new machine was built to a high standard placing it at the premium end of the quarter litre class. A TT replica joined the standard model in 1932 that ran for two years prior to the introduction of the Sport in 1934. For 1935 the touring version, soon to be renamed the Rapid, adopted a two valve head, leaving the Sport to continue with the four valve top end a feature it retained until 1938 when further rationalisation saw the adoption of the two valve engine across the 250 range.
This example, dating from 1936, has benefited from a restoration carried out in the past and is offered with a Swansea V5C, old buff log book, an expired MOT certificate together with a number of expired tax discs and a Lucas dynamo set instruction book.
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