1965 AJS 33 CSR
1 of just 51 made

Registration No: COP 489C
Frame No: 112653
MOT: Exempt

• One of just 51 manufactured
• Only six 33 CSRs are known to survive
• Offered from 50 years of single-family ownership

Perhaps overlooked today, the AJS 33 CSR was one of Associated Motor Cycles’ flagship sporting models during the 1960s, but very few were built. With a 750cc Norton engine installed in an AJS-Matchless frame (Norton had been brought under the AMC umbrella in 1952), it was a very fast machine. However, total production of 33 CSRs only ran to 51 units, and just six are reckoned to survive. It was essentially a badge-engineered version of the Matchless G-15 CSR, which had a 7.6:1 compression ratio, dished pistons and an output of 60bhp, and was tested by Cycle World to a top speed of 103-108mph.

This 1965 33 CSR has been family-owned since 1975, and was ridden by the vendor’s father for many years, but when he died it was in a dismantled state. Upon inheriting it, his son put it back together and got it back on the road circa 1990. A second restoration was completed in 2022, with many replacement parts sourced which were correct to the original specification. Since then, the ‘Ajay’ has seen some light use and recently benefitted from some work by Andover Norton (with a receipt on file). Described by the vendor as “running well and ready to go,” this rare machine is supplied with the current V5C, various parts, a workshop manual and invoices.

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