1948 Velocette MSS, 495cc. Registration number PXS 762 (non ...

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£4,700

1948 Velocette MSS, 495cc. Registration number PXS 762 (non transferrable) (ex I of M JMN 599). Frame number KDD 10446. Engine number MSS 8170.

Launched in 1935 as a 500cc sports version but World War II halted production which didn't resume until 1954. The new MSS was a much more modern machine with the same frame as the Velocette MAC and was fitted with sidecar lugs and had optional panniers to appeal to the touring market. Buyers started tuning the MSS for speed, however, and the factory responded by producing the sports Velocette Venom model. Racing motorcyclist Burt Munro from New Zealand who featured in the film The World's Fastest Indian raced a heavily modified 1936 Velocette MSS
PXS comes with a VMCC dating certificate stating it was dispatched to Salisbury Garage in Douglas, Isle of Man on the 31st March 1948. It was registered there as JMN 599 and remained there until recently when it found its way to the main as part of a deceased vendor auction. Our vendors have recommissioned the machine with a rebuilt/rewound dynamo and regulator and a general service, it is now running and riding well. They registered it with DVLA and obtained an age related number.

Another project has now come their way so the MSS is now ready for a new owner to enjoy.

Sold with the V5C and dating certificate.