Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 24th March from 1pm
Auction: Wed 25th March from 10am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
Registration No: 968 XMAFrame No: GA10 145MOT: Exempt
Previous single enthusiast ownership for 45 years
Superb older restoration by the National Motor Museum
Matching-numbers bike verified by the Gold Star Owners’ Club
By the 1920s, BSAs were often front-runners in competition, and when one received a Gold Star award for lapping Brooklands at 100mph in 1937, Gold Star became the designation for BSA’s top performance models from 1938 to 1963, culminating in the Rocket Gold Star of 1962, which placed the A10 Super Rocket’s 646cc parallel twin into a Gold Star frame. The model was a hit, and was only discontinued in 1963 after 1, 584 had been built because the A10 engine was superseded by the new unit-construction A65 twin.
This matching-numbers 1962 Rocket Gold Star presents beautifully, having been the recipient of an older restoration by the National Motor Museum. Originally despatched on April 16th, 1962, to Cooke’s Garages in Crewe, it was acquired in the 1970s by an enthusiastic collector who favoured BSAs, and was in single ownership for many years before it was purchased by the National Motorcycle Museum. It was then restored to the excellent condition that it now appears in before being raffled off. Last taxed in 1998, the Goldie has been occasionally started and ridden on private land, but may require some checks before road use. It is supplied with the current V5C.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people)
