1952 BSA Gold Star ENG. ZB34GS3274 FRAME. CORRECT
On Wednesday 30 June 1937, a specially prepared Empire Star 500, ridden by the great Wal Handley, achieved a 100mph lap of the Brooklands circuit on its way to a debut race victory and award of the Gold Star which would give BSA’s new super sports model its evocative name. Possibly the most successful production-racing motorcycle ever, the post-war Gold Star formed the mainstay of clubman’s racing in the 1950s. In
fact, it was the model’s domination of the Isle of Man Clubman’s TT which led to the event being dropped after Gold Star rider Bernard Codd’s 1956 Senior/Junior double victory. Bought in 1952 from an Ashburton dealer, this is a classic example of one of the great BSA designs. With correct number and in original form, this is a superior example of one of the great names of 20th-century motorcycle racing – the 500 Goldie.
$16,000 - $20,000
CLASSIC motorcycles AND CARS OF THE DAY
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THE 500 GOLDIE
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