Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
3rd July, 2024 13:00
c. 1936/ 7 Rudge 250 Sports
No Reserve
Registration No: COU 39
Frame No: 62801
MOT: Exempt
Restored a few years ago
Part of a private collection
Nice late vintage machine
For the 1933 model season Rudge's 248cc machines gained the alloy primary chaincase that had been introduced on the larger machines the previous year. The TT was dropped for the 1934 season, being replaced by a "Sport" model equipped with a positive stop foot gear change, a hand change being fitted to the Standard model, which itself was replaced the following season by a new machine fitted with a two valve head initially known as the Tourist and later the Rapid. The Sport continued in largely unaltered form, the most significant being the adoption of the larger fuel tank, fitted to higher capacity machines in the range, for the 1936 season.
This late 1930s Rudge 250 Sports has been part of a private collection for many years. It was purchased as a fully restored machine at the time. It has not been used for a few years now and will need some recommissioning before use. Please note the registration shown is not on the DVLA database.
