Velocette MSS

Motorcycle ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

2 production runs

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Velocette MSS on record.

Netherlands
1938โ€“1970
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 60% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history

2 production runs

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/velocette/mss/full

Registration history

1938: 1 vehicle 1939: 1 vehicle 1940: 1 vehicle 1946: 3 vehicles 1953: 2 vehicles 1954: 6 vehicles 6 1955: 1 vehicle 1956: 3 vehicles 1957: 2 vehicles 1958: 1 vehicle 1959: 1 vehicle 1960: 1 vehicle 1969: 2 vehicles 1970: 4 vehicles 1938 1970
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1938 1
1939 1
1940 1
1946 3
1953 2
1954 6
1955 1
1956 3
1957 2
1958 1
1959 1
1960 1
1969 2
1970 4

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/velocette/mss",
  "name": "MSS",
  "make": {
    "id": "velocette",
    "name": "Velocette"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 6,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "motorcycle/velocette/mss500"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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