c.1967 VéloSolex 49cc 3800 Moped
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 03841837
Engine no. 4145820

Developed in the late 1930s, the French VéloSolex first appeared in 1946, just in time to exploit the post-war boom in moped sales. In what many considered an act of Gallic eccentricity, the designers chose not to put the engine in the conventional position in the centre of the frame, but above the front wheel, which the single-cylinder two-stroke motor drove via a roller. The VéloSolex was also assembled in the UK using a combination of British and French components but was nowhere near as successful here where it was subject to the same licensing requirements as a motorcycle. Pressure from rival manufacturers eventually forced the introduction of more conventional models, but the original remained an immutable fixture of the range. This un-restored example is believed to be a 3800 model dating from the mid/late 1960s. Offered without documents.