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LOT 590 N

c.1956 CM Francolino 175 Frame no. CM814 Engine no. CM175FS 814

Sold for £3,910 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 590N

c.1956 CM Francolino 175
Frame no. CM814 Engine no. CM175FS 814

c.1956 CM Francolino 175
Frame no. CM814
Engine no. CM175FS 814

CM was founded in Bologna in 1930 by rider/engineers Oreste Drusiani (whose son Alfonso would later find fame with Mondial) and Mario Cavedagna. Powered by overhead-valve and overhead-camshaft engines of various capacities up to 500cc, CM's motorcycles soon gained a reputation for both indestructibility and speed, its 'cammy' 350 ridden successfully by Guglielmo Sandri in the mid-1930s being particularly noteworthy. The company kept faith with the four-stroke engine in the immediately post-war years and then in 1949 introduced the first of a range of two-strokes, the ultimate expression of which was a 250cc twin. But the company was not yet done with four-stroke models, launching the overhead-cam Francolino 175 sports roadster in 1956. Belatedly climbing aboard the scooter bandwagon in 1958, the firm had ceased production by the decade's end. This exquisite CM Francolino had already been restored when acquired for the Morbidelli Museum.

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As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.

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The engine number is CM175CCFS*814*. Please click the link to view the walkaround video of Lot 590: click here

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