LOT 565

Property of a deceased's estate 1963 BSA 646cc Rocket Gold Star Replica Registration no. WPV 862A Frame no. GA10.1402 (see text) Engine no. DA10 R 10018

Sold for £9,775 inc. premium

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Lot 565

Property of a deceased's estate, 1963 BSA 646cc Rocket Gold Star Replica
Registration no. WPV 862A Frame no. GA10.1402 (see text) Engine no. DA10 R 10018

The Spring Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|23 April 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Property of a deceased's estate
1963 BSA 646cc Rocket Gold Star Replica
Registration no. WPV 862A
Frame no. GA10.1402 (see text)
Engine no. DA10 R 10018

Widely recognised as one of the most desirable of all factory built 'café racers', the Rocket Gold Star arrived in 1962 together with the first of BSA's new unitary construction range. A combination of - mainly - Gold Star cycle parts and the A10 Super Rocket twin-cylinder engine, the newcomer represented the last of the old pre-unit line rather than a new departure, and thus was destined for a relatively short life. The model was offered in a number of different forms and with a host of options relating to controls and equipment. Around 1,800 were made over a two-year period. Today genuine examples are highly sought after, their relative scarcity leading to the construction of numerous replicas.

Carrying an Ipswich registration, this beautifully restored Rocket Gold Star Replica was purchased 'sold as seen' from Roger Sharman of Cake St Classics in 2001/2002 (receipts on file). The frame/engine numbers match those of a Rocket Gold Star despatched in May 1963 to C Cope of Birmingham, but it should be noted that the frame number is not a BSA factory stamping, hence this machine must be considered a replica (see GSOC correspondence on file). Unfortunately no other history is known. The machine also comes with an original RGS instruction manual and old/current V5/V5C documents showing the date of first registration as 1st September 2001.
Offered without key

Footnotes

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Saleroom notices

The gearbox number is RRT2.

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