£3,200
1933 Velocette MOV, 249cc. Registration number HA 8930. Frame number MB 8954 (not found). Engine number M56.
Sold with the V5C.
In 1933 Velocette introduced a new line of overhead valve machines in order to cut production costs and make a more affordable motorcycle. The first of these new machines was the MOV, using a 249cc engine of 'square' dimensions. It was an immediate success, having lively performance for the time and proved a reliable machine with excellent road manners. Velocette went on to build a 350cc version for use primarily by the British army.
HA was purchased from a Bonhams auction in 2012, the catalogue stated "The current vendor purchased this early MOV from the estate of the late Barrie Holt, chairman of the Kings Norton MCC. The Velo had been restored in the 1980s and was kept on the road for approximately the next five years before being dry stored in an integral garage under dustsheets." Little used by our vendor he has now moved and no longer has the storage available that he once did.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
18.6% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
15.00% inc VAT*
