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This motorcycle is Lot 6 of Bonhams Motorcycles Online – The Spring Sale; open for bidding 13-23rd February 2026. This Lot is available for public view and eventual collection from Bonhams Motorcycle Department, Milton Keynes.
Please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Bidding on all Lots commences Friday 13 February, 12:00 noon.
Bidding closes Monday 23 February, 12:00 noon, starting with Lot 6
Each subsequent Lot will then close one minute apart unless bidding remains active.
Public Viewing (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY):
All Lots:
Wednesday 18 February, 9am - 5pm
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Lot 6
1955 Moto Guzzi Cardellino 65
Registration no. 734 UYU
Frame no. * CDL73*
Engine no. * CDL73*
A development of the immensely successful Motoleggera, the Cardellino (goldfinch) first appeared at the Milan Show in 1953, retaining the 64cc engine of its predecessor while benefiting from a new, stronger frame. Early in 1956 the Cardellino was updated with a telescopic fork and full-width alloy hubs, and later that same year a 73cc version was announced. Further developed and enlarged (to 83cc) the Cardellino remained in production until 1965. Like most Italian lightweights, the Cardellino was light-years in advance of foreign contemporaries being reliable, comfortable and endowed with excellent roadholding and handling despite rather crude suspension.
Previously registered and/ or used, this Cardellino 65 was first registered in the UK on 1st December 2016. The Guzzi purchased at auction in 2024 by the private vendor and has been dry stored since acquisition. No previous history is known. The machine is offered with Moto Guzzi Club GB dating letter; the auction sales invoice; and a current V5C Registration Certificate.
£1, 600 - 2, 400
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. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
