Velocette motorcycle model / year identification by frame & engine numbers.
It seems that there is a limited amount of information freely available so that we can date our vintage Velocette motorcycles by engine or frame numbers.
As I need to check Velocette frame and engine numbers occasionally, I have added the following information in the hope that it will help others.
Probably the best thing to do is join the Velocette Owner’s Club if you want to have access to factory records. I know that they have copies of the Velocette factory despatch books that they use to help club members with identification. In fact, much of the following information is from their list of Velocette factory despatch books. Their book years span from 1920 to 1953.
As time goes on I will add any other information that I manage to find if it’s useful for Velocette dating with engine and frame numbers.
The following are the Velocette vintage motorcycle engine numbers from 1921 through to 1953. The tables show the models and the engine number range for the years stated. It’s a guide. If you want more detailed info, follow the link above to the Velocette Owners Club.
| Model | Engine number range | YEAR range |
|---|---|---|
| D2, D3, DL2, DL3 | 801 – 1120 | June 1921 – April 1922 |
| E2, E3, EL, EL2, EL3, S3 | 1500 – 2385 | Nov 1921 – Aug 1924 |
| E2, E3, EL, EL2, EL3, S3 | 2386 – 2481 | July 1924 – Aug 1926 |
| G2, G3, GS2, GS3, GSC3, | 3000 – 3970 | Oct 1922 – Apr 1925 |
| GSS3, Whippet, GC2, GC3 | 3000 – 3970 | Oct 1922 – Apr 1925 |
| A, B, B2, B3 | 5001 – 6000 | June 1923 – Mar 1925 |
| HSS, SS2 | 1 – 24 | 1922 – 1925 |
| Speed 249cc, D2, D3, TT | S1 – 40 | March 1921 – Dec 1921 |
| AC, B, AC2, AC3 | 1 – 1028 | Dec 1924 – Apr 1927 |
| H2, H3, HC, HC3, HS, | 1 – 574 | Nov 1924 – Aug 1927 |
| HS2, HS3, HCS, HCS3, | 1 – 574 | Nov 1924 – Aug 1927 |
| HSS, HSS3, HSC, HSC3 | 1 – 574 | Nov 1924 – Aug 1927 |
| K, KE, KN, KT, KSS, | 1 – 3495 | June 1925 – Sep 1930 |
| KNS, KES | 1 – 3495 | June 1925 – Sep 1930 |
| USS | 1 – 287 | Jan 1929 – Nov 1929 |
| AC | 1029 – 1235 | Apr 1927 – Oct 1927 |
| U, 32 | 1 – 1964 | Dec 1927 – Dec 1929 |
| GTP | 1 – 41 | Nov 1929 – Dec 1929 |
| KTP | 1 – 83 | Nov 1929 – Dec 1929 |
| KTT, KDT | 73 – 195 | Apr 1929 – Feb 1930 |
| KTT | 1 – 72 | Oct 1928 – Apr 1929 |
| Special engines | 1 – 41 | Feb 1925 – May 1927 |
| HSS | 42 – 47 | May 1927 – Aug 1927 |
| HSS3, HCSS3 | 42 – 47 | May 1927 – Aug 1927 |
| HSSC3, HSC3 | 42 – 47 | May 1927 – Aug 1927 |
| HCS3, HCSS | 42 – 47 | May 1927 – Aug 1927 |
| KTP | 1- 1304 | Nov 1929 – Feb 1932 |
| GTP | 1- 3403 | Nov 1929 – June 1932 |
| GTP | 3404 – 3666 | June 1932 – Oct 1932 |
| KSS, KTS | 3465 – 4299 | Oct 1930 – Oct 1932 |
| KTT | 196 – 439 | Feb 1930 – Sept 1932 |
| KTT | 440 – 930 | June 1930 |
| GTP | 3665 – 5177 | Oct 1932 – May 1935 |
| MAC | 1 – 1061 | Oct 1933 – Apr 1935 |
| KSS, KTS | 4300 – 6030 | Oct 1932 – July 1935 |
| MOV | 1 – 1583 | June 1933 – July 1935 |
| KTT | 440 – 624 | Oct 1932 – July 1935 |
| KTT (1936 TT) | 440 – 624 | 1936 |
| MSS | 1000 – 2283 | May 1935 – Jan 1937 |
| KSS | 7001 – 8015 | Oct 1935 – May 1937 |
| MAC | 1062 – 3011 | Apr 1935 – Mar 1937 |
| GTP | 5178 – 7147 | May 1935 – Mar 1939 |
| MOV | 1584 – 3613 | July 1935 – Mar 1939 |
| KTT (11 machines) | May 1936 – Dec 1938 | |
| MSS | 2284 – 4688 | Jan 1937 – Jan 1944 |
| MAC | 3012 – 5516 | Mar 1937 – Mar 1939 |
| KSS, KTS | 8016 – 9243 | May 1937 – Sept 1940 |
| KTT | 700 – 739 | May 1937 – Oct 1938 |
| KTT | 801 – 851 | May 1939 – Sept 1940 |
| MOV | 3614 – 4182 | Dec 1939 – Nov 1943 |
| GTP | 7148 – 7640 | Feb 1939 – Sept 1942 |
| MAC | 5517 – 6735 | Feb 1939 – July 1944 |
| MAC WD | 11001 – 12321 | May 1940 – Dec 1941 |
| MAC | 8001 – 10150 | Mar 1946 – May 1947 |
| MAC | 10151 – 12395 | Nov 1947 – Aug 1948 |
| MSS | 6001 – 8304 | Sept 1946 – June 1948 |
| GTP | 9001 – 9247 | Jan 1946 – Apr 1946 |
| MAC | 14094 – 15215 | Feb 1949 – Aug 1950 |
| MOV | 6001 – 6500 | May 1946 – Aug 1948 |
| MAC | 15216 – 16676 | Aug 1950 – May 1951 |
| KSS | 10001 – 11300 | Nov 1946 – Nov 1947 |
| MAC | 12396 – 14093 | Au 1948 – Feb 1949 |
| KTT | 902 – 2000 | Oct 1946 – Mar 1953 |
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