Veors in production: 1948-68 (variants including Valiant and Vogue) Engine type: horizontally-opposed side-valve four-stroke twin Bore and stroke: 50 x 49mm Capacity: I92cc Power: 8 bhp @ 5000 rpm Top speed: 52mph
One of a number of post-war designs aimed at producing everyday transport for everyman, the LE Velocette owed little to convention and featured many interesting concepts. But although it enjoyed a production run of some 16 years, like all its peers that dared to be different, the little Velocette was ultimately unsuccessful, never meeting its maker's optimistic sales target.
In the early post-war years, the bulk of Velocette's production consisted of updated versions of their pre-war pushrod models, the MSS and MOV. But in 1948 the firm unveiled the new design that would take their place. Literally, for the model that Velocette were introducing was designed for mass production, and building it needed all the space the factory could provide.
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