Model/Year Identification chart  
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
MOV 10/12/1933 1 1
Aug-33 2 19 15
Dec-33 433 571 497
Jan-34 432 536 498
Dec-34 1176 1922 1835
Jan-35 1177 1953 1896
Dec-35 3090 3508 3453
Jan-36 3610 3515 3421
Dec-36 4117 5227 5221
Jan-37 4181 5279 5206
Dec-37 3090 7140 7068
Jan-38 3610 7152 4043
Dec-38 4117 8970 4473
Jan-39 4181 9059 8988
Dec-39 6001 10737 10704
Jan-40 6253 10739 10706
5/17/1940 4167 10921 10835
5/31/1946 6001 1630
Dec-46 6214 3329
Jan-47 6215 3217
May-47 6252 3397
Apr-48 6253 4548
Sep-48 6500 6062
End of MOV production
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
MAC 1933 1
1933 3 450 4/313
Dec-33 64 605 493
Jan-34 65 489 504
Dec-34 751 1988 2013
Jan-35 752 2071 2019
Dec-35 1636 3422 3414
Jan-36 1637 3487 3361
Dec-36 2697 5255 5229
Jan-37 2698 5231 5215
Dec-37 4020 7105 7123
Jan-38 4021 7186 7143
Dec-38 5268 8459 8710
Jan-39 5269 9096 9000
Dec-39 6560 10730 10705
Jan-40 6561 10770 10714
Aug-40 6706 11000 10912
Jul-41 6707 12123 11688
Mar-43 W6721 11325 WD models (probably built 1940-41)
Jul-44 W6735 3449 WD models (probably built 1940-41)
5/11/1940 11001 11001 10939 WD models
Nov-41 12201 12201 12207
sept 40-dec 41 12202-12321 built to special order - Engines only
End Pre war production.
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
MAC Mar-46 8001 1294 Post War production begins
Oct-46 10050 3162
Jan-47 10051 3342
Dec-47 10150 3241
1947-48 Dowty forks begin
Jan-48 10151 to 'motorcycling' for road tests
Jan-48 10152 4074
Dec-48 13797 7311
Jan-49 13798 7282
Dec-49 14407 7946
Jan-50 14408 7938
Dec-50 15888 9423
Jan-51 15889 9470
Dec-51 17778 11385
Jan-52 17779 11340
Jan-53 19214 13028
Dec-54 19318 12744
MAC RS 12/22/1952 20001 1001 Rear Sprung frame begins
22565 3623
1/29/1954 22362 3403
9/30/1954 23162 5194 Continuation of MAC records not publicly available
But we would love to have them, I have a 60's model, I think!
18/6/1957
24986
 9765 Originally sold in UK, bike now in Oz.
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
MSS 1935 1000 Works Machine AOF435
1935 1001 Works Machine, punt and trailer BOA636
5/19/1935 1002 21 30 Sydney Australia
1142 Stripped to compile spares list, rebuilt by apprentices and
used as works punt and trailer, BOM 49.
Dec-35 1518 1577 717
Jan-36 1519 1631 530
7/15/1936 1944 1836 1370
2159 Olympia Show model
Dec-36 2259 3084 1990
Jan-37 2260 2950 1991
Dec-37 2296 4409 3363
Jan-38 2297 4401 3419
Dec-38 3842 5835 4185
Jan-39 3843 5745 4894
10/16/1939 4436 6199 5747 End of 1939 production
10/20/1939 4447 5704 Veloce for Army test
Dec-39 4517 6839 5822
Jan-40 4518 6818 5819
7/3/1940 4678 6956 5927 End of 1940 Season
6/29/1943 W4681 1550
7/26/1944 W4688 5447
9/30/1946 6001 7124 MSS post-war production starts
Dec-46 6265 7253
Jan-47 6266 8191
Jun-47 7476 8870
7477 9746 Commencement of 1948 Models
6/25/1948 8304 10496 End of 'Iron' MSS production
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
MSS RS 12/2/1953 10001 3389
1/8/1954 10002 3386
2/11/1955 10908 6645
11000 1005/35 Experimental Scrambler
11100 4769 POH341 Experimental
12/31/1954 11506 6443
12/23/1955 12082 7634 Show Bike Adelaide Australia
1/13/1956 12083 7625 Show Bike Melbourne Australia
12/16/1955 12084 7626 Show Bike Sydney Australia
11/22/1956 12319 9254 Bil Tiffen
1/31/1957 12277 8798
11/13/1957 12473 10276 Lou Branch
1/21/1958 12474 10422
12/31/1958 12606 11736
1/14/1959 12607 11798
12/30/1959 12769 13707 Freddie Firth
1/1/1960 12758 13802
12/16/1960 12915 16347
1/19/1961 12883E 15641
5/12/1961 12969S 1141/35 Scrambler frame
4/12/1962 12945 16514
9/27/1962 12980S 1148/35 Scrambler frame
6/21/1963 129828 17334 Venom Clubman
12/20/1963 13079S 1213/35 Scrambler frame
5/29/1964 13063S 1206/35 Scrambler frame
2/7/1964 13124 18206
2/4/1965 13125 18268
12/23/1965 13158 18511
2/28/1966 13159 18759 Dark Blue
12/30/1966 13206 19157
12/26/1967 13207 19155
11/22/1967 13237 19538
2/16/1968 13236 19589
12/31/1968 13258 19798 Coil Ignition
2/28/1969 13259 19825 Coil Ignition
9/30/1969 13270 19989
13271-13276 All Sold in 1970
8/26/1977 13277 20268 Geoff Dodkin
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
VIPER 12/8/1955 1001 7632 Viper (VR engine number prefix) Green Show Model
12/30/1955 1081 7991
1/3/1956 1058 7953
12/14/1956 1379 9225 Green
3/5/1957 1335 5004
11/15/1957 1996 10267
1/31/1958 1597 10488 Show Model
12/31/1958 1938 11789
1/12/1959 1939 11669 Green
12/31/1959 2557 13775
1/5/1960 2529 13752
12/15/1960 3628 16311
4/14/1961 3582 16271 Veeline
8/4/1961 4046 17199 Black and White
1/11/1962 S3647 16428 Dark Blue
12/31/1962 4150C 17614 Clubman
1/31/1963 4151R 17277
12/31/1963 4286 17868
1/3/1964 4282 17878
12/23/1964 4413 18255 Clubman Veeline
1/8/1965 4402C 18219
12/31/1965 4507C 18679
8/22/1966 4508 18695
12/30/1966 4550SP 19154
1/25/1967 4551 19198
12/20/1967 4584C 19540
2/23/1968 4585 16681
11/29/1968 4589C 19777
1975 4590 20223
1975 4591 20215
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
VENOM 12/8/1955 1001 7263 Venom (VM engine number prefix) Dove Grey Show Model
12/30/1955 1083 7823
1/10/1956 1084 8007
12/14/1956 1537 9165
1/4/1957 1479 9091
11/19/1957 1929 10233
1/10/1958 1930 10405
12/31/1958 2692 11443
1/16/1959 2614 11727
12/31/1959 3750C 13798
1369C 13694
12/30/1960 5068C 16306 Charles Freeman
1/3/1961 4878 15997
12/20/1961 5485 17447 Veeline
3/22/1962 5073 16859 Kings,Leeds
12/31/1962 5562C 17553
2/15/1963 5556C 17565 Clubman
12/24/1963 5759 17865
3/20/1964 5744C 17949 Veeline
12/31/1964 5996C 18218
1/13/1965 5977 18214 Veeline
12/31/1965 6173 18723
1/28/1966 6172C 18690
12/30/1966 S6330 1245/35 Scrambler with special frame
1/25/1967 6320E 19190 Endurance
12/21/1967 6449 19550
2/7/1968 6444C 19531
12/30/1968 C6600 Coil Ignition
1/28/1969 C6601 19801 Coil Ignition
11/28/1969 C6683 19133 Coil Ignition
3/3/1970 C6623 20075
1/30/1970 C6723 20071
6684-6722 Not Used
7/29/1970 C6750 20157 geoff Dodkin
Invoice date Engine   Frame Gearbox  Comments of all sorts
Thruxton 101 18340 VMT engine number prefix. Works Experimental model, Venom based
6/30/1965 102 18237
12/31/1965 255 18727
1/7/1966 S254 18718
12/30/1966 479 19156
1/31/1967 476 19186
12/14/1967 686 19537
1/5/1968 673 19505
12/31/1968 871 19794 Coil Ignition, Black
1/27/1969 V873 19807 Coil Ignition, Black
12/31/1969 V1088 20051 Coil Ignition
2/18/1970 1068 20028 Coil Ignition, Black
2/16/1970 1092 20009 Coil Ignition, Black, Stevens, London
1094-1134 Not issued
2/19/1970 1135 20047 Coil Ignition, Black
11/30/1970 1208 20177 End of VMT production
Cammy and 2 smoke model to come later
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