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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
1963 Malanca Nicki Sport
No reserve
Registration No: WTN 675A
Frame No: MNST 0019289
MOT: Exempt
Rarely seen in the UK Malanca 50
Distinctive twin chrome silencers
Supplied with current V5C
Malanca is one of the less well known Italian motorcycle manufacturers established in 1947 by Mario Malanca near Bologna. After working for Ducati, he began producing hubs and wheels before building his first complete bike in 1956. Initially, like many other smaller concerns, they used ubiquitous 'Franco Morini' engines, but by 1960, a new factory was built to cope with the burgeoning sales and to produce their own engines. Concentrating on the very healthy domestic market for sporty small capacity bikes they also offered a couple of scooters in the 1960s. In 1968 the Malanca company made their racing debut with future multiple world champion Walter Villa and Otello Buscherini and in five years the team won six Italian championships in the 50cc and 60cc classes, with Buscherini winning two 125cc GPs. Unable to keep pace with the larger concerns, the company ceased trading in 1986.
The Nicki Sport is a stylish bike with a typically Italian shapely petrol tank, race-style single seat and long slim looks. Probably its most distinctive feature is the exhaust system that splits into two at the cylinder and has a chrome silencer down either side, giving a very balanced look to this sporty 50. Imported from Italy a couple of years ago, it has been authentically restored, even down to the correct 'Malanca' badged handlebar grips. The rarely seen in the UK model has been registered with DVLA on an age related plate and will be supplied with a current V5C.
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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).
