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- The May Sale 2015
- 1968 Velocette Thruxton
1968 Velocette Thruxton
Lot Number: 329
1968 Velocette Thruxton
This 1968 VELOCETTE THRUXTON
- Sold for: £18,000
LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 22nd May, 2015 at 2.00pm BST at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG
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BODY COLOUR
Silver/Blue -
REG NUMBER
LED77F
DESCRIPTION
The Velocette Thruxton was a sporting motorcycle produced by Velocette between 1965 and 1971. Revealed at the 1964 Earls Court Show, it was the final development of Velocette's antiquated pushrod single, the Venom.
It was important for eligibility in endurance races such as the Thruxton 500 that competing motorcycles were genuine production machines, but although the Velocette Thruxton was sold in a road-going version, it was really targeted at the racing fraternity. Capable of 110 MPH the Thruxton boasted the fastest lap in it's day at the Isle of Man TT races at an astonishing 91 MPH.
This 1968 example has covered just 791 miles since full restoration in 2007.
A rare bike given that no more than 1,108 Thruxtons were manufactured before the company collapsed in 1971.
Offered in original silver-blue, this is a classic bike ready to ride away.
SPECIFICATION
- Lot Number
- 329
- Make
- VELOCETTE
- Model
- THRUXTON
- Registration Number
- LED77F
- Frame Number
- 12519505
- Engine Number
- Vellocette673
- Body Colour
- Silver/Blue
GALLERY
CONSIGNOR
Jonathan Humbert
- Auctioneer
- enquiries@iconicauctioneers.com
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