Description
This motorcycle is Lot 348 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Autumn Stafford Sale (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show) on 12 & 13 October, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 176 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 12th October 2024.
Lots 201 - 429 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 13th October 2024.
Public Viewing:
Available 12th & 13th October 2024 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show).
Lot 348
The Robin Spring Collection
1938 Velocette 249cc GTP
Registration no. DVO 699
Frame no. GB6601
Engine no. GB6634
The first machine to bear the name 'Velocette' was a two-stroke, differentiating it from the larger, four-stroke Veloce, and the type was an almost permanent fixture of the Hall Green range until WW2. The ultimate expression of Velocette's two-stroke line - the GTP - appeared in 1930. Unlike many of its contemporaries, it was not a 'built-to-a-price' utility model but a sporting lightweight of advanced design incorporating coil ignition and pumped lubrication controlled by the throttle. Early models had the three-speed hand-change gearbox, later ones such as this, the four-speed foot-change type, and all employed the characteristic slim-line Velocette clutch.
This GTP is offered with V5C document as well as the original 1938 and continuation buff logbooks. Apparently the original owner was a Mr W Heathcote who was a foreman blacksmith in a coal mine; the petrol stamps attached to the original logbook seem to indicate that his must have been a reserved occupation during the war. Acquired by Robin on 28th June 2005, the Velo has been restored by Nigel Everett and not run since. Following a period of storage recommissioning will be required before it returns to the road. Also included in the sale are an original Veloce instruction book, BMS reproduction spares book, pre-restoration photographs, and a letter and receipt dated 28. 3. 1986 from previous owner Norman Durran. Prospective bidders should satisfy themselves as to the motorcycle's completeness and mechanical condition prior to bidding. Sold strictly as viewed.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
