LOT 224

c.1951 BSA 250cc C11 Project Registration no. unregistered (see text) Frame no. none visible Engine no. ZC11 20005

Sold for £437 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 224

c.1951 BSA 250cc C11 Project

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|22 April 2023, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

c.1951 BSA 250cc C11 Project
Registration no. unregistered (see text)
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. ZC11 20005

Aimed at the ride-to-work market, BSA's 'C' range of lightweight singles was first introduced in 1938. Its first exemplar was the C10, a sidevalve-engined model 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 variant. The original girder front fork was superseded by a telescopic unit in mid 1946, and part way through '49 the C10 gained an alloy cylinder head. From 1954 onwards the pair continued as the updated C10L and C11G, with alternator electrics, plunger rear suspension, and a four-speed gearbox, eventually bowing out in 1957.

Rusted, seized and incomplete, this C11 is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. The machine displays the VRN 'OLE 80'; however, the VRN does not appear in the HPI/DVLA database and thus this motorcycle must be considered unregistered. There are no documents with this Lot.
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