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£1,500
1975 Ossa MAR, 244 cc. Registration number JCE 57N. Frame number B222922. Engine number M222922.
In a bid to emulate the competition successes of rivals Bultaco and Montesa, Ossa hired English trials star Mick Andrews in 1967. Then only 23 but already a proven winner, Andrews set about developing Ossa's existing trail bike into a competitive trials mount, Andrews became the Monarch of the Glens in the 1970 Scottish, a process that culminated in the MAR - Mick Andrews Replica - that carried its creator to consecutive European Trials Championships in 1971 and '72. The MAR put Ossa on the trials map with a vengeance and proved so successful that it remained in production until the late 1970s.
This UK bike was first registered in June 1975 and it was used by a marshal at various events to get himself in position (see decals on the body). By 1982 it was with father and son, Brian and Peter Moore of Cambridge, they rebuilt the engine with new piston rings. Followed by a more comprehensive restoration in 1988, there is an MOT on file for 1,320 miles in 1993. Our vendor bought it in 2007 and stored it in a dry garage.
Recently recommissioned it would be advisable for the next custodian to undertake their own safety checks before entering this competitive machine into competition.
Sold with the V5, old MOT, various receipts, workshop manual and brochure.
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