LOT 307

The Clive Wood MBE Collection 1938 BSA 250cc B21 Sports Registration no. unregistered Frame no. JB20 1424 Engine no. JB21 300

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Lot 307

The Clive Wood MBE Collection, 1938 BSA 250cc B21 Sports

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|21 April 2024, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

The Clive Wood MBE Collection
1938 BSA 250cc B21 Sports
Registration no. unregistered
Frame no. JB20 1424
Engine no. JB21 300

During the 1930s BSA concentrated on producing a range of dependable, well-made, competitively priced motorcycles. When BSA's single-cylinder range was redesigned by Val Page for 1937, the engines took on many of the characteristics they would retain in the post-war era, most notably dry-sump lubrication and gear drive to a rear-mounted magneto. There were three new offerings in the 250 class: the sidevalve B20 and overhead-valve B21 and Empire Star models, the latter featuring foot change as standard on the four-speed gearbox shared with the others. Production of the popular B-Series 250s continued to the decade's end when the range was superseded by the new C-Series quarter-litre models: the C10 and C11.

This B21 Sports is an older restoration offered for recommissioning (the engine turns over). There are no documents with this Lot.

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This Lot will be auctioned on Sunday 21 April starting at 11am GMT.

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