The Knowledge - Velocette Owners Club

changing the front brake or headlamp, the next owner sold it to me unrestored, ie a bit scruffy, but
entirely original. VMT652 has a "shallow" centre switch and ammeter headlamp and a Blumfield front
brake. I suspect that any definite dating must be also subject to the "what was in the parts bin at the
time" clause, particularly during the later years of Velocette.
# 6404 Yes - I recall delivery of various machines at the time. My own 69 registered Clubman had the
deep headlamp & tickle brake. Bryan Clarke's 70 reg. Clubman has the Blumfield brake & smaller
headlamp. The dates given in Rod Burris's book are a good guide - but remember Veloce always used
up whatever was in the stores at the time and I suspect that accurate change over dates didn't really
exist. Having said that, my Clubman also still had a K1FC mag and was probably built in 1968. The
smaller headlamp is more often fitted to coil ignition bikes also; what is yours? Another slight problem
(over here) is that many Velos sat around in dealers showrooms in the later '60s and were slow to sell.
The sales figures for example indicate that about 1 VM Clubman was sold per week in the UK! Hence
specification dates are a bit blurred. I have just looked at the Burris book and note that a 1967 VMC
has the Blumfield brake - which goes to prove my point about change-over dates.
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