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This motorcycle is Lot 508 of Bonhams Motorcycles Online – The Winter Sale; open for bidding 5-15th December 2025.
Please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Bidding on all Lots commences Friday 5 December, 12:00 noon.
Bidding closes Monday 15 December, 12:00 noon, starting with Lot 501.
Each subsequent Lot will then close one minute apart unless bidding remains active.
Public Viewing:
Lots 501, 519 & 525 only:
Friday 12 December, 9am - 5pm
All Remaining Lots:
Wednesday 10 December, 9am - 5pm
Thursday 11 December, 9am - 5pm
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Lot 508
c. 1953 Laverda MT 75 Sport
Registration no. 313 XWB
Frame no. * 544044*
Engine no. * 544044* S
Founded in 1873, Laverda started out making farm machinery, only turning to motorcycle manufacture in the immediate aftermath of WW2. Its first product, the 75cc four-stroke Motoleggera (lightweight motorcycle) helped meet the unprecedented upsurge in demand for basic motorised transport. Production commenced in 1950 with the 75 Turismo, which was joined by the more powerful Sport model for 1952. Modified versions were soon winning their class in the long-distance road races popular at the time. Foremost of these was the famous Milan-Taranto, which Laverda first entered in 1950. That first venture ended in retirement for the factory's single entry but the following year all four machines entered finished the race. The following year Laverda's new 'MT' (Milan-Taranto) sports model crushed the opposition, filling the top five positions in the 75cc category, while in 1953 there were 75cc-class wins in the Giro d'Italia and Milan-Taranto again. By this time both the Sport and MT had been updated with a new duplex loop frame, twin-shock rear suspension and a telescopic front fork, while the engine gained increased finning.
Fully restored in 2010, this rare Milan-Taranto model was sold at Bonhams' Stafford sale in April 2012 (Lot 275). Since then, it has been registered in the UK and is offered with a V5C Registration Certificate (there are no other documents). Stored for a considerable time, the machine will need recommissioning before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed (the engine turns over and the front tyre has perished).
£800 - 1, 200
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.
