c.1950 NSU Rennfox
No Reserve

Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: 1616 623
MOT: Exempt

• Very rare original Rennfox as confirmed in a letter from NSU
• Beautifully restored in the 1990s
• Sold with a 1953 license book

• The Road and Race Collection

For its first new post-war model, NSU launched the Fox, a 98cc four-stroke machine of around 6hp, at the 1948 Hanover Industrial Fair. It was the work of chief designer Albert Roder, and featured a pressed-plate frame and cantilevered swing-arm. The initial three-speed gearbox later became a four-speed. Economy was its great selling point, it returning in excess of 120mpg. From 1951, NSU decided to take the Fox racing in the up-to-125cc class, but the resulting Rennfox used a completely different engine from the production bike, being of square 50 by 50mm dimensions, with a redesigned crankcase. With five speeds (later six) and weighing just 175lbs., the Rennfox was credited with exceeding 100mph.

Because registration documents were not issued to purpose-built racing bikes, the early history of this machine is unknown, except that a 1953 letter from NSU reveals that it was sold in 1951 to the Berthold Diesel Company, which was trying to register it in August, 1953. In fact, it was successful, and a license book was issued that September to Günter Hassel of Bottrop. After one or two more owners, there is a large gap in the history until 1993, when the bike was being restored. The work was completed to a very high standard, and it appears the Fox was shown with the Oldtimerstammtisch (Old Car Club) Dortmund-Unna. More recently, it was imported into Britain for our vendor’s large collection of rare and important historic bikes. Bidders should be aware that some import duties may need to be paid, and the bike will need recommissioning before use. The history file includes the 1953 NSU letter, the license book, and invoices and photographs from the 1990s restoration.

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