1956 MV Agusta To be Sold In Featured Lot At Bonhams
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“The Ex-Works; Carlo Ubbiali, 1956 MV Agusta 123.5cc Bialbero Racing Motorcycle,” will be featured at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “The Spring Stafford Sale: The International Classic MotorCycle Show.” The show will be held on April 28, 2019, in Staff
1956 MV Agusta To be Sold In Featured Lot At Bonhams
“The Ex-Works; Carlo Ubbiali, 1956 MV Agusta 123.5cc Bialbero Racing Motorcycle,” will be featured at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “The Spring Stafford Sale: The International Classic MotorCycle Show.” The show will be held on April 28, 2019, in Stafford. The pre-auction estimate of this motorcycle is £ 100,000 - £ 120,000 and it will be presented in lot 473 at the auction. “Although best known for their multi-cylinder four-strokes, multiple World Championship - winning MV-Agusta built lightweights throughout its manufacturing career and in its early days' listed small two-strokes and even a scooter. The racing 125cc two-strokes that first appeared in 1948 were a major success, winning the arduous Milan-Taranto road race in 1950, '51 and '52, but at World Championship level the MVs were outclassed by the four-stroke FB-Mondial with its twin-overhead-cam engine. Count Agusta's response was to hire Gilera's chief designer Piero Remor together with its chief mechanic, Arturo Magni in 1950. For the '125' class Remor came up with a four-stroke single boasting a twin-cam (bialbero) cylinder head, and applied the same technology to MV's new four-cylinder '500',” states the auction house. This 1956 MV Agusta 123.5cc Bialbero Racing Motorcycle is one of two used by the Italian World Champion in 1956 and it was formerly a part of the Fuji Museum collection. Bonhams further mentions, “When the Fuji Museum disposed of its collection, this machine was purchased at a US auction by an American collector. When the latter passed away it was sold to classic motorcycle specialist, George Beale, who sold it on to a Japanese colleague. The current vendor, a prominent private collector, bought the MV from the latter in 2013.” It is under the present owner since 2013. Bonhams added to the details of this unique motorcycle, and mentions, “The bialbero '125' offered here is one of two works machines allocated to Carlo Ubbiali for 1956; one of the Italian star's most successful seasons, it saw him win six out of the seven World Championship events in the '125' class, including the Isle of Man TT, plus the Italian National Championship. He also won the first of his three '250' class World Championships that same year. Many years ago, this ex-Ubbiali MV was purchased by the Fuji Museum in Japan where it was a major attraction. A feature on the Fuji Museum in the 'Riders Club' quarterly magazine 'Be Space' included many photographs of the MV. This machine also features in Mario Colombo and Robert Patrignani's book 'MV Agusta' (pages 246 and 247), its engine being captioned as 'prepared for fuel injection'.” https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
