
LOT 172
1973 Montesa 250cc Cappra 73M Motocross Racing Motorcycle Frame no. 73M8942 Engine no. 73M8942
Sold for US$3,450 inc. premium
Lot 172
1973 Montesa 250cc Cappra 73M Motocross Racing Motorcycle Frame no. 73M8942 Engine no. 73M8942
Collectors' Motorcycles and Motorcars at the Barber Museum|10 October 2020, 13:00 CDT|Birmingham, Barber Motorsports Museum
1973 Montesa 250cc Cappra 73M Motocross Racing Motorcycle
Frame no. 73M8942
Engine no. 73M8942
Frame no. 73M8942
Engine no. 73M8942
Montesa was founded in 1944 in Barcelona by Pedro Permanyer Puigjaner, as major shareholder, and Francisco Xavier (Paco) Bulto as Permanyer, S.A. of Industrias Mecanicas – it was not until 1970 the company changed its name to Motocicletas Montesa S.A. Montesa was made of a range of popular 2-stroke roadsters based initially on the French Motobecane. The company entered road racing in the early 1950s with a successful 125cc single, but its major impact on motorcycle sport would be away from the tarmac - the Scorpion and Cappra motocrossers, and the Cota trials bikes, being the equal of any of their contemporaries.
The Cappra model was an intrinsic part of the development of the worldwide scrambles then motocross market, forming a link between the older British and European marques such as BSA or Husqvarna, and the emerging Japanese newcomers to the market. Montesa was commercially successful early on but as sales decreased Honda took a large stake in the Montesa company in 1981. The first Cappras appeared in 1967, the final Cappras in 1982, and production was then restricted to only the Cota trials models.
This example is a 1973 model complete with Red with Pumpkin and Black stripes, one of perhaps 2,400 made for a world market – most long ago destroyed – that we're advised by the vendor starts and runs well and is in excellent condition having been carefully refurbished. Viva Montesa!
The Cappra model was an intrinsic part of the development of the worldwide scrambles then motocross market, forming a link between the older British and European marques such as BSA or Husqvarna, and the emerging Japanese newcomers to the market. Montesa was commercially successful early on but as sales decreased Honda took a large stake in the Montesa company in 1981. The first Cappras appeared in 1967, the final Cappras in 1982, and production was then restricted to only the Cota trials models.
This example is a 1973 model complete with Red with Pumpkin and Black stripes, one of perhaps 2,400 made for a world market – most long ago destroyed – that we're advised by the vendor starts and runs well and is in excellent condition having been carefully refurbished. Viva Montesa!
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