LOT 559

1955 AJS 348cc 16MC Trials Registration no. UTD 592 Frame no. 5777C Engine no. 1728C

Sold for £5,175 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 559

1955 AJS 348cc 16MC Trials

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

1955 AJS 348cc 16MC Trials
Registration no. UTD 592
Frame no. 5777C
Engine no. 1728C

• Current ownership since 2016
• Requiring recommissioning
• Believed supplied by Kings of Oxford

Using models based on the wartime Matchless G3 military machines, AMC dominated the UK trials scene in the immediate post-WW2 years. Stars such as Hugh Viney and Gordon Jackson riding for AJS and Artie Ratcliffe and Ted Usher for Matchless won countless national events, while clubmen everywhere favoured the Plumstead marques' products more than those of any of their rivals. Important steps in the evolution of AMC's trials models included revised steering geometry, alloy cylinder barrel and 'head, and a lightweight all-welded frame. Introduced for the 1954 season, the latter remained rigid at the rear despite evidence that a 'springer' worked better. And although a 500cc model was offered until the early 1950s, the works boys always favoured the milder and more easily managed 350, as did the vast majority of customers.

The current owner purchased this machine in 2016 and we are advised that it has not been used for 12 months as he has been working abroad. Recommissioning will be required before further use. On file is a note stating that the original owner was one Brian Pope, and that the AJS had been bought from Kings of Oxford in Nottingham by his father as a birthday present. Accompanying paperwork consists of an old-style continuation logbook (issued 1964) and a current V5C document.
Offered with key

Saleroom notices

We are unable to locate a frame number. The engine number is 55/16M 1728C Please note that this machine does not require keys, hence none present.

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