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- The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Summer 2025
- 1972 VeloSolex S 3800 49cc
1972 VeloSolex S 3800 49cc
1972 VeloSolex S 3800 49cc
A fine, original, single-owner example of the 49cc S 3800 VeloSolex motorised bicycle built in France. Recently recommissioned and in running order, however, not currently UK-registered.
- ESTIMATE: Offered Without Reserve
+ buyer's premium of 15% plus VAT (18% incl VAT)
You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.
LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Sunday 20th July, 2025 at 11.00am BST at Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP
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REG NUMBER
MMG 42L
SUMMARY
A fine, original, single-owner example of the 49cc S 3800 VeloSolex motorised bicycle built in France. Recently recommissioned and in running order, however, not currently UK-registered.
DESCRIPTION
- The Solex motorised bicycle was conceived during World War II and marketed in 1946, with 8 million being sold between 1946 and 1988
- It became the staple diet for French teenagers and could be found in every village and town
- It lived on for almost two decades as a licensed design produced in China and in Hungary by Impex using the original tooling
- The S 3800 model is a later version of the original VeloSoleX, with a 49cc engine and a top speed of around 20 mph.
- This, one-owner example, is presented in very original condition
- Purchased new on the Kings Road in London in 1972
- Recently recommissioned and in running order
- Currently not UK-registered as it has been off the road since the early 1980s
- Being offered without reserve
SPECIFICATION
- Make
- IMPEX
- Model
- VELOSOLEX S 3800
- Registration Number
- MMG 42L
- Frame Number
- Not Seen
- MOT Expiry
- Exempt
- Engine Number
- Not Seen
GALLERY
SPECIALIST
Dan Towers
- Motorcycle Consultant
- 07973 859602
- dan@iconicauctioneers.com
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