LOT 493

1951 BSA 350cc Gold Star Replica Registration no. 129 XUL Frame no. ZB32.S.3201 (restamped) Engine no. .ZB32.GS.3201. (restamped)

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Lot 493

1951 BSA 350cc Gold Star Replica

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

1951 BSA 350cc Gold Star Replica
Registration no. 129 XUL
Frame no. ZB32.S.3201 (restamped)
Engine no. .ZB32.GS.3201. (restamped)

Possibly the most successful production racing motorcycle ever, the Gold Star formed the mainstay of Clubman's racing in the 1950s. In fact, it was its domination of the Isle of Man Clubman's TT which led to the event being dropped after Gold Star rider Bernard Codd's 1956 Senior/Junior double victory. Post-WW2, the Gold Star did not return to the BSA range until 1949. First displayed at the Earls Court Show in 1948, the 350cc ZB32 Goldie boasted the telescopic front fork first introduced on BSAs larger models for 1946 and came equipped with a new alloy cylinder barrel and 'head. For 1950 a 500cc version – the ZB34 – was added to the range and this larger Goldie was the first to switch to the new die-cast top-end, with separate rocker box, in 1951. The 350 followed suit in 1952.

This BSA Gold Star Replica appeared in the 2013 TV drama series The Bletchley Circle (Series II) and Call the Midwife (Series 2). The call sheet for the former and photographs of the latter are on file. John Marchant acquired the BSA in December 2008. The purchase receipt is on file together and the machine also comes with some expired MoTs; a quantity of photocopied literature; numerous bills; instruction manual; BSA service sheets; and old/current V5C documents. A set of original crankcases (numbered ZB32.GS.3201) is included in the sale.

This machine has been stored in dry conditions and has seen little or no use since 2016. Accordingly, it is sold strictly as viewed and may require varying degrees of recommissioning and/or restoration prior to further use.

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