1960 MATCHLESS G3/L 350C AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE MOTORCYCLE ...

Hammer

£4,000

1960 MATCHLESS G3/L 350C AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE MOTORCYCLE

Registration Number: 681 UYG
Frame Number: A77227
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

The Matchless G3/L was developed for the British Army during World War II, becoming highly popular during wartime. Such was its ease of use and reliability, the G3 remained in use by the Ministry of Defence for another 15 years after the end of the war, until replaced in 1960 by the BSA W-B40. The Matchless G3/L was a popular choice for UK trials riders, enabling  legends such as Artie Ratcliffe and Ted Usher to win numerous national events for Matchless in period.

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.


Interested parties should note that buyer's premium for motorcycles and scooters is set at 12.5%+vat.