LOT 64 *N
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II c.1960 Maserati 48cc Model 50/T2/S Sports Moped Registration no. not registered Frame no. XM1223X Engine no. XT1515X (see text)
Sold for £7,475 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 64*,N
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II, c.1960 Maserati 48cc Model 50/T2/S Sports Moped
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II
c.1960 Maserati 48cc Model 50/T2/S Sports Moped
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. XM1223X
Engine no. XT1515X (see text)
c.1960 Maserati 48cc Model 50/T2/S Sports Moped
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. XM1223X
Engine no. XT1515X (see text)
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.
Contrary to popular belief, Maserati motorcycles were not manufactured at the eponymous car-maker's Modena factory, but by another subsidiary of the Orsi Group parent company - Fabbrica Candele e Accumulatori Maserati (FCAM) - that manufactured spark plugs and other automotive electrical components. Demand for two-wheeled transportation was booming in post-WW2 Italy, a state of affairs that FCAM decided to exploit by purchasing Italmoto, a small independent manufacturer in Bologna, in 1953. Production was transferred to FCAM's factory in Modena and the company reconstituted as Maserati Candele, Accumulatori e Moto, producing Italmoto's existing designs initially before a range of new Maserati-designed models came on stream.
Motorcycles soon became MCAM's most important products, in particular the 50cc machines of which there were four ranging from a ladies-framed moped to the Tipo 50/T2/SS sports model nicknamed 'Rospo' (Toad). Maserati motorcycles were one of the casualties of the Orsi Group's financial meltdown at the end of the 1950s, MCAM being placed in liquidation in 1960.
Apparently an older restoration, and currently displaying a total of 5,616 kilometres on the odometer, this Maserati 50/T2/S is fitted with the engine from a 50/T2/U model. The machine carries competition number boards, as it would have worn - for example - when competing in Italy's popular city-to-city road races or the Moto Giro d'Italia. Notable features include a Silentium exhaust; kickstart shafts either side (but no kickstart lever); and a Super-Practic two-speed left-hand twist-grip gear change.
Unregistered and offered 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. The engine turns over.
Key not required
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.
Contrary to popular belief, Maserati motorcycles were not manufactured at the eponymous car-maker's Modena factory, but by another subsidiary of the Orsi Group parent company - Fabbrica Candele e Accumulatori Maserati (FCAM) - that manufactured spark plugs and other automotive electrical components. Demand for two-wheeled transportation was booming in post-WW2 Italy, a state of affairs that FCAM decided to exploit by purchasing Italmoto, a small independent manufacturer in Bologna, in 1953. Production was transferred to FCAM's factory in Modena and the company reconstituted as Maserati Candele, Accumulatori e Moto, producing Italmoto's existing designs initially before a range of new Maserati-designed models came on stream.
Motorcycles soon became MCAM's most important products, in particular the 50cc machines of which there were four ranging from a ladies-framed moped to the Tipo 50/T2/SS sports model nicknamed 'Rospo' (Toad). Maserati motorcycles were one of the casualties of the Orsi Group's financial meltdown at the end of the 1950s, MCAM being placed in liquidation in 1960.
Apparently an older restoration, and currently displaying a total of 5,616 kilometres on the odometer, this Maserati 50/T2/S is fitted with the engine from a 50/T2/U model. The machine carries competition number boards, as it would have worn - for example - when competing in Italy's popular city-to-city road races or the Moto Giro d'Italia. Notable features include a Silentium exhaust; kickstart shafts either side (but no kickstart lever); and a Super-Practic two-speed left-hand twist-grip gear change.
Unregistered and offered 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. The engine turns over.
Key not required
Footnotes
This machine has a three-speed gear change - not two-speed as catalogued.
All lots are 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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This Lot will be auctioned on Saturday 25 April, with the auction starting at 2:30pm BST.
Saleroom notices
This machine has a three-speed gear change - not two-speed as catalogued.
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| N | NOVA declaration |
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