1951 Velocette MAC
Single ownership for 45 years

Registration No: YWG 425
Frame No: 9822
MOT: Exempt

• Single ownership since 1980
• Restored by Anson Restorations 2019-2021
• Fitted with an Alton alternator and Wassell electronic ignition

Velocette was the name of motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd. in Hall Green, Birmingham, between 1905 and 1971. Veloce was a family-owned firm which sold almost as many hand-built motorcycles during its heyday as the likes of Triumph and Norton. Although small, it was a great technical innovator and many of its patented designs are commonplace on motorcycles today. The company was 'always in the picture' in international motorcycle racing from the mid-1920s to the 1950s, culminating in two 350cc World Championship titles, and its legendary and still-unbeaten 1961 record of averaging over 100mph for 24 hours on a 500cc single-cylinder machine, set by a Velocette Venom.

This very handsome Velocette MAC was purchased by the vendor in 1980 as a 'bitsa' project, based around a 1951 frame and Webb heavy-weight forks. The project stalled from 1982 until 2018, when it was finally sent to Anson Classic Restorations to be completed between 2019 and 2021, with many new parts used. During the rebuild, it was converted to 12v electrics, including an Alton alternator and Wassell electronic ignition. The 'Velo' has now stood for a couple of years and would benefit from some light recommissioning and the ignition timing checking. It is offered with a V5C.

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