Rudge models years traditionally began in July of the previous year and ran through to the end of July in the current calendar year. So a machine built and delivered to the dealer in August of 1936 is denoted as a 1937 model.
1930 Models
1930 250cc
1930 350cc
1930 Special
1930 Dirt Track
1931 Models
1931 250cc
1931 350cc
1931 Ulster
1931 Special
1931 350cc TT Replica
1931 500cc TT Replica
1931 Dirt Track
1932 Models
1932 250cc
1932 350cc
1932 Ulster
1932 Special
1932 250cc TT Replica
1932 350/500cc TT Replica
1932 Dirt Track
1933 Models
1933 250cc
1933 350cc
1933 Ulster
1933 Silver Vase Special
1933 250cc TT Replica
1933 350/500cc TT Replica
1933 Dirt Track
1934 Models
1934 250cc Sports
1934 250cc Standard
1934 Ulster
1934 Special
1935 Models
1935 Sports 245cc 4 valve
1935 250 Tourist
1935 Ulster
1935 Special
1935 Competition model
1936 Models
1936 Sports 245cc 4 valve
1936 250 Rapid
1936 Ulster
1936 Special
1936 Competition model
1937 Models
1937 250 Rapid (the 4v Sports model was dropped for 1937)
1937 Ulster
1937 Special
1937 Sports Special
1938 Models
1938 Sports
1938 250 Rapid
1938 Ulster
1938 Special
1938 Sports Special
1939 Models
1939 Sports 245cc 2 valve
1939 WD 250 2 valve 245cc
1939 Ulster
1939 Special
1939 Sports Special
Rudge 250cc Models
Rudge had entered the nineteen thirties with a pair of 250cc JAP powered models as the starting point, however the introduction of the four valve singles in 1931 marked the demise of the JAP powered machines. Unfortunately this decision came at a time of difficult trading; the company's response was the announcement of a new family of 250cc machines utilising the four-valve engine design during 1931. As with their other products, the new machine was built to a high standard, placing it at the premium end of the quarter litre class. A TT replica joined the standard model in 1932 that ran for two years prior to the introduction of the Sport in 1934. For 1935 the touring version, soon to be renamed the Rapid, adopted a two valve head, leaving the Sport to continue with the four valve top end - a feature it retained until 1938 when further rationalisation saw the adoption of the two-valve engine across the 250 range.
Sources include H&H Classic Auctions.
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