1958 Excelsior Consort, 98cc. Registration number 637 UYK (n...

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£1,700

1958 Excelsior Consort, 98cc. Registration number 637 UYK (non transferrable). Frame number SAC 255. Engine number 605B 5523.
Excelsior's Consort first appeared in 1953 as the F4, with Villiers 4F engine and two-speed gearbox, changing to the 6F unit for 1956 when a plunger-suspended version joined the range. The Consorts continued in production until the end of 1957 when they were replaced by the new Consort CA8, a more up-to-date design featuring a telescopic front fork and swinging-arm frame. A year-or-so later a rigid-framed (F4F) version was reintroduced and the two Consorts continued until the rigid model was dropped in 1963, to be followed a year later by the swinging-arm type.
UYK is a swinging arm version and having been off the road was registered with DVLA in 1986. Having undergone a full restoration it has a wonderful patina now. Owned by Michael Ralph of Birmingham from January 2017 our vendor bought it in July 2018. Unused since its acquisition our vendor has decided sell his collection due to his advancing years, it should only require gentle recommissioning.
Sold with the V5C and a photocopy of the engine manual.