LOT 696

Offered from the Collection of the Late Peter McManus 1957 BSA 249cc C12 Registration no. VOC 519 Frame no. EC12 19353 Engine no. BC11G 38712

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Lot 696

Offered from the Collection of the Late Peter McManus, 1957 BSA 249cc C12
Registration no. VOC 519 Frame no. EC12 19353 Engine no. BC11G 38712

The Winter Sale - including The National Motorcycle Museum Reserve Collection - Bicester Heritage|12 December 2020, 10:00 GMT|Bicester, Bicester Heritage

Offered from the Collection of the Late Peter McManus
1957 BSA 249cc C12
Registration no. VOC 519
Frame no. EC12 19353
Engine no. BC11G 38712

BSA's 'C' range of lightweights was first introduced in 1938. Its first exemplar was the C10 sidevalve single with coil ignition and three-speed hand-change gearbox. A de luxe version with foot-change gearbox joined the range in 1939, as did the overhead-valve C11. In mid-1946 the original girder front fork was replaced by a telescopic unit and part way through 1949 the C10 gained an alloy cylinder head. From 1954 onwards the pair continued as the up-dated C10L/C11G, with alternator electrics, plunger rear suspension and four-speed gearbox until superseded by the C12 that deployed the same engine/gearbox in a new swinging-arm frame. An older restoration, this 'barn find' C12 is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. The machine's mechanical condition is not known; accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to its condition, completeness, correctness, or otherwise prior to bidding. Accompanying paperwork consists of and HPI printout and V5C document.

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