£3,400
1952 AJS Model 18S, 500cc. Registration number VYJ 735 (non transferrable). Frame number 83741. Engine number 52/18S 20873.
The AJS Model 18 was developed from a design from the 1930s, despite which it was still being manufactured 30 years later. The AJS was updated when a springer frame rear suspension was made available for 1949, to become the Model 18S. The suspension was a vast improvement on the rigid rear end - which had given a bouncy ride. Each of the two 'Candlestick' shocks held only 50 cc of SAE 20 weight oil. They were prone to leaks and were replaced by the larger diameter 'Jampot' shocks on the 1951 version.
VYJ comes with a good history folder going back to Mark Dodson in 1993, then Jeffery Greensmith in 2002 and our vendor in 2015. It also comes with Factory Dispatch records showing it to be matching numbers.
Sold with the V5C, old MOT's and various receipts.
starts and runs
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
18.6% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
15.00% inc VAT*
