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LOT 497

1952 Alpino 125cc Registration no. PSX 413 Frame no. S1449 Engine no. 125/03492

Sold for £2,990 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 497

1952 Alpino 125cc
Registration no. PSX 413 Frame no. S1449 Engine no. 125/03492

1952 Alpino 125cc
Registration no. PSX 413
Frame no. S1449
Engine no. 125/03492

Having manufactured motorcycles from 1925 to 1929, Pietro Trespidi returned to the business of two-wheeled transport in 1944 with a highly successful cyclemotor. He set up a new factory at Stradella in Lombardy, where his company Motobici Srl commenced production of Alpino motorcycles, offering a range of ultra-lightweight two-strokes ranging from 48cc mopeds to a 98cc motorcycle. In 1951 the company introduced its first 125cc motorcycle, derived from the existing 98cc model, extending the range with two new versions of the 125 for 1952. That same year Alpino bagged several world speed records in the 50cc and 75cc classes using an egg-shaped streamliner. Scooters were added to Alpino's line-up in the early 1950s and a couple of years later the company introduced its largest four-stroke model in the popular 175cc class. Production of Alpino motorcycles ceased in 1962, Motobici's main export market in Argentina having collapsed.

This extremely rare example of one of Italy's lesser known marques was purchased by Hans Schifferle in 2013 in its current state with Hans planning to restore it but, sadly, time did not allow. Purchased by the current vendor at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale 2021 (Lot 519), they have since recommissioned the Alpino and registered it in the UK. The machine is offered with a German Fahrzeugschein; expired TüV (MoT) certificate and correspondence; copy Alpino Instruction Manual; and V5C.

Footnotes

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Saleroom notices

The correct registration number is PXS 413 and not PSX 413 as stated in the printed and online catalogue. Please note this lot is not offered without reserve.

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