Description
1960 MATCHLESS G3/ L 350C AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE MOTORCYCLE
Frame Number: A77227
Registration Number: 681 UYG
Recorded Mileage: 91, 077 miles
- Originally put into use with the Auxiliary Fire Service from 1960
- 348cc, 16bhp motor with a top speed of 78mph.
- Demobilised and sold at auction in Ruddington in 1969
Subsequently restored
First registered in October of 1960, this later G3 was first registered in October 1960, destined for the Home Office London Council, to be despatched later to the Hampshire Fire Brigade, where it served for most of the 1960s. In June 1969 the Matchless was sold at a Ruddington MoD auction to join a collection in Scotland.
A super period piece, the Matchless has been restored in recent times, and is offered with a genuine Hampshire Fire Brigade helmet, an AJS Matchless Owner’s Club Dating Certificate, copy of AJS Instruction and Parts Books, and UK V5C.
This motorbike will be sold at auction with Dore & Rees in Frome, Somerset, on Saturday 17th June 2023. For more details contact the Motoring Department via the above details.
