1938 Scott Flying Squirrel, 498cc, project. Registration num...

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1938 Scott Flying Squirrel, 498cc, project. Registration number 588 UXE (non transferrable). Frame number 4453. Engine number DPZ 4517.
The first three speed Scott motorcycles were exhibited at the Olympia Cycle and Motorcycle Show in autumn 1922.
An entirely new design of models was introduced at the Olympia Show in October 1926 based on the that year’s Isle of Man TT racing models. The altogether heavier machines looked more conventional than their predecessors. They were built in a triangulated duplex frame, with a slim combined oil and petrol tank, wider radiator, hand-operated gear change, bulkier brakes and braced “kite” front forks. Catalogued as the Flying Squirrel (a name used in the previous year for a sports model available in two or three speed) they were sold with a 498 cc or 596 cc engine at £93 9s and £96 12s respectively.
The Flying Squirrel models underwent minor improvements over the next two years. When Tommy Hatch rode a Scott to third place in the 1928 Isle of Man senior TT, the company rushed out a road-going copy of the machine, the TT Replica Scott. The TT Replica was joined by a budget model (the Flying Squirrel Tourer) and the Flying Squirrel De Luxe and the frames of all of the models were 1 inch shorter than their predecessors.
During the 1930s , following the economic depression, the Flying Squirrel became the only Scott model (limited numbers of special designs were produced ) and although it was updated each year, the 1939 model was noticeably similar to its late 1920s predecessors. New Power Plus engines with detachable cylinder heads were introduced in 1933 and other optional extras such as a foot-operated gear change became standard as did the more modern tank design and a two-into-one left hand exhaust system. The 498 cc engine was dropped in 1938.
UXE was owned by John Elwiss of Doncaster in 2005 and when our vendor purchased it in 2015 it came in several boxes. He has assembled it to the position it is in today
but ill health has halted progress on the restoration.
It should noted that according to Jeff Clew the engine number DPZ is a Detachable Head Replica engine.
Sold with the V5C and several parts as illustrated. Buyers should satisfy themselves as to the completeness of this project.

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16th Oct 21 at 1pm BST

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