
LOT 364
1953 BSA 649cc A10 Registration no. OHP 861 Frame no. BA7.S.10720 Engine no. BA10 7802
Sold for £3,220 inc. premium
Lot 364
1953 BSA 649cc A10
1953 BSA 649cc A10
Registration no. OHP 861
Frame no. BA7.S.10720
Engine no. BA10 7802
Registration no. OHP 861
Frame no. BA7.S.10720
Engine no. BA10 7802
A new '650' twin joined BSA's 500cc A7 model in 1949. The existing parallel-twin architecture was retained for the new A10, with 360-degree crankshaft and single camshaft at the rear of the cylinder block, as was the four-speed gearbox bolted directly to the crankcase in a form of semi-unitary construction, and the tele-fork-and-plunger cycle parts. Up-dated with the swinging-arm frame and separate gearbox for 1955, the A10 continued in production until 1962.
This BSA A10 was despatched from the factory on 30th September 1953 and purchased new by the vendor's late father from Aston's of Coventry in February 1954. The original dealer plate is still present and the purchase receipts are on file. Presented in original condition, the BSA has not been used since the 1970s, although the owner used to start it once annually to ride up a hill. We are advised by the vendor that the odometer reading of 22,654 miles is the distance travelled from new. The machine comes with a good history file, the contents of which include old-style continuation log books (issued 1962 and 1976); an old-style V5; DoT and VMCC correspondence; an Instruction Manual; invoices from the BSA factory for work carried out in 1959; and a current V5C listing the vendor's late mother as keeper (the machine was registered in her name in November 1991. Key not required.
This BSA A10 was despatched from the factory on 30th September 1953 and purchased new by the vendor's late father from Aston's of Coventry in February 1954. The original dealer plate is still present and the purchase receipts are on file. Presented in original condition, the BSA has not been used since the 1970s, although the owner used to start it once annually to ride up a hill. We are advised by the vendor that the odometer reading of 22,654 miles is the distance travelled from new. The machine comes with a good history file, the contents of which include old-style continuation log books (issued 1962 and 1976); an old-style V5; DoT and VMCC correspondence; an Instruction Manual; invoices from the BSA factory for work carried out in 1959; and a current V5C listing the vendor's late mother as keeper (the machine was registered in her name in November 1991. Key not required.
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