‘Prestige machine of the pushrod range was the Venom Thruxton 500. It incorporated all the accumulated experience gained in the years the Venom Clubman has been raced in long-distance events, plus the development of the 12 and 24-hour record breaker.’ – C E A ‘Titch’ Allen, The Velocette Saga. Production race successes, notably in the Thruxton 500 Mile event, prompted Veloce Ltd to adopt that name for their newly introduced top-of-the-range sports roadster in 1964. Based on the existing Venom, the Thruxton featured a tuned engine with revised, big-valve cylinder head, Amal GP carburettor, clip-on handlebars, rear-set footrests and a twin-leading-shoe front brake as standard equipment. Although much admired by the café racing fraternity, the Thruxton’s necessarily high price limited its appeal to a select handful of wealthy connoisseurs. It is thought that as few as 1,000 were made, and today the Thruxton is one of the most sought after of post-war Velocettes. First registered to Velocette agents, Roy Smith Motors of Kingston-on-Thames, ‘HYH 853C’ was displayed at the Brighton Motorcycle Show in 1965. It is the first of its kind built with the distinctive Avon ‘bubble-nosed’ fairing associated with the model, as confirmed by an accompanying letter from Veloce Ltd signed by Director/General Manager, Bertie Goodman. The machine was purchased at the ’65 Show by the vendor’s father, Mr Ian Bailey, and kept by him until his death in 1998. Restored soon after, it has been on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu ever since and is offered for sale by Mr Bailey’s daughter. It is offered with its original logbook, assorted correspondence between its late owner and Veloce Ltd and a dating letter from Ray Thurston of the Thruxton Machine Register.
‘Prestige machine of the pushrod range was the Venom Thruxton 500. It incorporated all the accumulated experience gained in the years the Venom Clubman has been raced in long-distance events, plus the development of the 12 and 24-hour record breaker.’ – C E A ‘Titch’ Allen, The Velocette Saga. Production race successes, notably in the Thruxton 500 Mile event, prompted Veloce Ltd to adopt that name for their newly introduced top-of-the-range sports roadster in 1964. Based on the existing Venom, the Thruxton featured a tuned engine with revised, big-valve cylinder head, Amal GP carburettor, clip-on handlebars, rear-set footrests and a twin-leading-shoe front brake as standard equipment. Although much admired by the café racing fraternity, the Thruxton’s necessarily high price limited its appeal to a select handful of wealthy connoisseurs. It is thought that as few as 1,000 were made, and today the Thruxton is one of the most sought after of post-war Velocettes. First registered to Velocette agents, Roy Smith Motors of Kingston-on-Thames, ‘HYH 853C’ was displayed at the Brighton Motorcycle Show in 1965. It is the first of its kind built with the distinctive Avon ‘bubble-nosed’ fairing associated with the model, as confirmed by an accompanying letter from Veloce Ltd signed by Director/General Manager, Bertie Goodman. The machine was purchased at the ’65 Show by the vendor’s father, Mr Ian Bailey, and kept by him until his death in 1998. Restored soon after, it has been on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu ever since and is offered for sale by Mr Bailey’s daughter. It is offered with its original logbook, assorted correspondence between its late owner and Veloce Ltd and a dating letter from Ray Thurston of the Thruxton Machine Register.
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