LOT 57 *N
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II c.1958 MV Agusta 175 Sport 'Disco Volante' Registration no. not registered Frame no. 404018/36 Engine no. 470738S
Sold for £5,175 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 57*,N
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II, c.1958 MV Agusta 175 Sport 'Disco Volante'
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II
c.1958 MV Agusta 175 Sport 'Disco Volante'
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 404018/36
Engine no. 470738S
c.1958 MV Agusta 175 Sport 'Disco Volante'
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 404018/36
Engine no. 470738S
The Lot is from outside the UK. Shippio Ltd must automatically uplift this Lot after the auction, complete all post sale import or export customs administration, and store this Lot until it is customs cleared. A compulsory fee of £350 + VAT will be added to the buyer's invoice for this. This Lot cannot be collected from the auction venue by the purchaser or any alternative transporter.
If the Lot is to stay in the UK or is not exported within 90 days of sale, Import VAT at 5% on the hammer price is payable.
Meccanica Verghera (MV) introduced its first production four-strokes, the single-cylinder 175 CST and CSTL, at the Milan Show in 1952, the newcomers' advanced overhead-cam, unitary construction engine setting them apart from most of the opposition. A year later the 175 CS Sport arrived featuring an engine in a higher state of tune, increasing maximum power to 11bhp and top speed to 73mph. It was not just new sports roadster's cutting-edge technical specification that set the public's pulse racing but also its styling, for the model featured a sculpted fuel tank, almost circular when viewed from above, that soon gained it the popular sobriquet 'Disco Volante' (Flying Saucer). The ultimate development of the line arrived in 1955 in the shape of the 175 Supersport (CSS), which came with 18bhp on tap and a top speed of around 85mph. Not surprisingly, the 175 Disco Volante was soon MV's best seller. Production of these highly successful models continued until 1958.
This Disco Volante was purchased by our vendor (via Verralls) from Brooks' Stafford Sale in October 1999 (Lot 339). The related purchase invoice, catalogue description and correspondence are on file. At that time the machine was described as recently restored in Italy to a high standard, and it would certainly respond well to detailing (the odometer reading is 815 kilometres and the engine turns over).
Offered unregistered and without registration documents. Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
It should be noted that the headlamp key is missing.
Offered without key
If the Lot is to stay in the UK or is not exported within 90 days of sale, Import VAT at 5% on the hammer price is payable.
Meccanica Verghera (MV) introduced its first production four-strokes, the single-cylinder 175 CST and CSTL, at the Milan Show in 1952, the newcomers' advanced overhead-cam, unitary construction engine setting them apart from most of the opposition. A year later the 175 CS Sport arrived featuring an engine in a higher state of tune, increasing maximum power to 11bhp and top speed to 73mph. It was not just new sports roadster's cutting-edge technical specification that set the public's pulse racing but also its styling, for the model featured a sculpted fuel tank, almost circular when viewed from above, that soon gained it the popular sobriquet 'Disco Volante' (Flying Saucer). The ultimate development of the line arrived in 1955 in the shape of the 175 Supersport (CSS), which came with 18bhp on tap and a top speed of around 85mph. Not surprisingly, the 175 Disco Volante was soon MV's best seller. Production of these highly successful models continued until 1958.
This Disco Volante was purchased by our vendor (via Verralls) from Brooks' Stafford Sale in October 1999 (Lot 339). The related purchase invoice, catalogue description and correspondence are on file. At that time the machine was described as recently restored in Italy to a high standard, and it would certainly respond well to detailing (the odometer reading is 815 kilometres and the engine turns over).
Offered unregistered and without registration documents. Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
It should be noted that the headlamp key is missing.
Offered without key
Footnotes
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