c. 1937 Velocette KSS Project, 350 cc. Registration number D...

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£3,500

c. 1937 Velocette KSS Project, 350 cc. Registration number DVN 218 (not registered with DVLA). Frame number TBC. Engine number KSS 10242. Gearbox 10 - 1980.
The overhead cam KSS was designed to appeal to the rider seeking a sporting road machine. The overhead cam 350 cc Velocette engine came into being in 1925, and within twelve months had won its first Junior TT, fitted in a new frame designated KSS. The effect of the win made the machine so popular and demand so phenomenal that Velocette had to invest in a new factory to keep pace. Situated at Hall Green, the Birmingham facility then became the home of Velocette for many years to follow. K series engines were produced here at the rate of around 1000 a year until the thirties depression so affected sales of luxury and performance bikes that the company had to refocus efforts on the less expensive 2 stroke and overhead valve powered roadsters. Over the years these GTP (2 stroke) and MAC (ohv) machines became almost equal in performance to the 'cammy' models which had to be upgraded to Mk2 form in 1935 to maintain the performance edge. Always expensive to manufacture and not easy to maintain the KTS (touring) and KSS (sporting) versions continued in production subsidised by sales of the less expensive models, but giving the company a broader range of products to offer the public.
There is paper on file stating that KSS Velocette registration number DVN 218, see rear number plate, was Fred Smith ex Doreem of Lightcliffe.
Sold with a Spares booklet, buyers should satisfy themselves as to the completeness of this lot.