Veloce Ltd. of Hall Green, Birmingham, England produced the legendary Veloce and Velocette motorcycles from 1905 through 1971. The firm was the creation of German emmigrant Johannes Gutgemann who later anglicized the name to the more familiar John Goodman. It was quite a family affair from the outset until the final days, with Percy, Peter and Bertie Goodman continuing the tradition over a period of sixty years. During ths time, Veloce produced both road and track machines of many types.
The motorcycle featured here is the Mk. VII KTT, a 3
350cc OHV features a girder front fork and rigid rear chassis. Despite this seemingly primitive setup, the KTT offers excellent handling and is truly a small scale gem. Both over the counter production racers such as this Mk VII and full " works" versions were favorite mounts of riders Stanley Woods, Ivan Rhodes and Ted Mellors both at the Isle of Man T.T. races and continental outings.
Veloce produced a nember of techinogically stunning machines, such as the supercharged "Whiffling Clara" and "The Roarer", a pre-war shaft drive 500cc supercharged racer. Despite their small size compared to the competition, Veloce offered intersesting machines that were competitive and clever in design. Both road going and racers are highly sought after and very valuable today.
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