LOT 80 ◊◊◊

c.1956 MV Agusta Project Registration no. Unregistered Frame no. 633537 Engine no. 632847

Sold for £832 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 80^◊◊◊

c.1956 MV Agusta Project

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|20 April 2024, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

c.1956 MV Agusta Project
Registration no. Unregistered
Frame no. 633537
Engine no. 632847

Disappointed by the poor sales of its 1960 line-up, which featured a trio of newcomers with engines displacing 99, 235 and 300cc, MV Agusta returned to the more traditional capacity classes for 1961, launching the all-new Centomila in 125 and 150cc variants. They were powered by an overhead-valve four-stroke single built in unit with a four-speed gearbox, which went into MV's familiar set of lightweight cycle parts. Like their larger siblings, the small MVs were very expensive - typically costing almost as much as a British 500 in the UK - which explains why so few of these exquisitely engineered little bikes were sold in this country.

Believed to date from circa 1956, this MV Agusta project is believed to be a 125cc model. Offered dismantled and incomplete, this rewarding project comprises a frame, engine, headlamp, speedometer, petrol tank, dual seat, toolbox, mudguards, hubs, wheel rims, and sundry parts. Its condition and completeness is unknown, and is therefore offered strictly as viewed.

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