Gregor Wenner
Specialist Consultant
LOT 66
c.1957 Moto Guzzi 500cc Racing Motorcycle Registration no. unregistered Frame no. 10933 Engine no. unable to locate
Estimate: €50,000 - €70,000
Lot 66
c.1957 Moto Guzzi 500cc Racing Motorcycle
c.1957 Moto Guzzi 500cc Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. unregistered
Frame no. 10933
Engine no. unable to locate
Registration no. unregistered
Frame no. 10933
Engine no. unable to locate
By the end of the 1930s, the 'flat single' engine, as employed by Carlo Guzzi's 1919 prototype, was established as a Guzzi hallmark. In the post-war era, and despite having Ing. Giulio Carcano's fabulous V8 at the race team's disposal, Moto Guzzi persisted with its horizontal singles for many years, these lighter and more agile machines being better suited to many circuits than the bulky multis, even at Grand Prix level.
With its double-overhead-camshafts and Guzzi's own leading-link front fork, the machine offered here is typical of the works bikes of the late 1950s. Formerly in the Enrico Bernardi museum in Italy, it carries a scrutineering sticker from Assen in 1998. No Documents.
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.
With its double-overhead-camshafts and Guzzi's own leading-link front fork, the machine offered here is typical of the works bikes of the late 1950s. Formerly in the Enrico Bernardi museum in Italy, it carries a scrutineering sticker from Assen in 1998. No Documents.
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.
Footnotes
Moto Guzzi 500 cc – Moto de course – circa 1957
Non immatriculée
Cadre n° 10933
Moteur : numéro non trouvé
A la fin des années 1930, le monocylindre à plat, tel celui du prototype de 1919 de Carlo Guzzi, était la marque de fabrique de Guzzi. Après la guerre, bien que l'écurie de course ait eu accès au fabuleux V8 de l'ingénieur Giulio Carcano, Moto Guzzi s'en tint pendant plusieurs années à son monocylindre horizontal, car ces motos plus légères et plus agiles convenaient mieux que les gros multicylindres à de nombreux circuits, même de Grand Prix.
La moto proposée, avec ses deux arbres à cames en tête et sa fourche avant Guzzi à biellettes poussées, est typique des motos d'usine de la fin des années 1950. Elle a autrefois fait partie de la collection du musée italien Enrico Bernardi et porte un écusson de contrôle d'Assen 1998. Pas de documents disponibles.
De même que tous les lots de cette vente, ce lot est vendu "en l'état et à l'endroit où il se trouve" et les enchérisseurs doivent en vérifier la provenance, l'état, l'âge, la complétude et l'authenticité avant d'enchérir.
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