Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 24th March from 1pm
Auction: Wed 25th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
c. 1953 Ceccato 100cc Monoalbero
No Reserve - One of the fastest Italian racing lightweights of its day
Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: 0287
MOT: Exempt
An extremely rare survivor of Taglioni's SOHC Ceccatos
One of the most sophisticated and quickest lightweights of the 1950s
Evidently restored to a very high standard
Part of an important private collection
Pietro Ceccato started building lightweight motorcycles in 1950, having been building cycle-motors since 1947. Motorcycle production would continue up to 1963, encompassing two- and four-stroke models up to 175cc. Just as Ceccato was getting underway, future Ducati engineer Fabio Taglioni was perfecting designs for a 75cc overhead-cam engine, which he offered to an enthusiastic Ceccato. The sophisticated engineering enabled the 75cc Monoalbero Ceccato to outperform everything in its class, likewise when it was enlarged to 100cc. The high-revving (up to 10, 500rpm) piccolina won many hill-climbs and road races, most significantly the Milan-Taranto race and the Giro d’Italia.
This c. 1953 100cc Monoalbero is an extremely rare machine and a superb example of what was arguably the greatest Italian racing lightweight of the early post-war era. It is offered in superb condition, having been imported from Italy about ten years ago by a very discriminating motorcycle collector, to be displayed alongside his 75cc and 175cc Ciccatos. Sadly, we do not know its provenance, except that it formerly belonged to noted Ceccato collector Adriano Rubbo of Verona, and was used to illustrate an article by Gianni Perone on the Taglioni Ciccatos, which appeared in an Italian magazine (on file). Bidders should be aware that there may be some import duties to be paid, and the bike will require recommissioning before use.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
