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For sale by auction on the 8th July
1954 VeloSolex 45, 49cc. Registration number 133 XVS (non transferrable). Frame number 494766. Engine number 486914.
In 1940, Marcel Mennesson had a prototype built for a bicycle equipped with a motor on the front wheel. The 38cc engine was outfitted with a roller transmission, carburetor and tank, and mounted on the front 700-millimetre wheel. Due to the events of World War II, however, the Model 45 didn’t debut until 1946. Unlike later Solexes, the 45 does not have a clutch. The rider has to take their hand off the handlebar to disengage the engine at stops; otherwise the engine stalls out. The rider then needs to pedal off again and restart the engine every time. Only the Solex 45 featured the flowing ‘swan-neck’ styling of the frame’s backbone. They run on Solexine, was a two-stroke pre-mix (94% gasoline + 6% Energol Oil).
XVS was bought as a project by our vendor in 2021 and has received a through restoration. It is now probably better than when it came out of the factory.
In running order it is sold with the V5C, and receipts for parts used.
