Gilera first sprang to prominence in the late 1930s when its supercharged four-cylinder racers trounced BMW in Grands Prix and snatched the world speed record away from the German marque. Throughout the early 1950s it was Gilera's racers that again grabbed the headlines, taking five manufacturer's titles and six individual championships in the hands of riders such as Duke, Liberati and Masetti. Although racing generated valuable publicity, it was sales of road bikes that paid the bills. The majority of machines sold were lightweights based on the overhead-valve 125cc single that had appeared in prototype form in 1948. Developed and enlarged first to 150cc and then 175cc, these simple OHV singles, built in both Turismo and Sport versions, proved top sellers throughout the 1950s. Believed to be a 150, this incomplete Gilera is offered for restoration. There are no documents with this Lot.
Gilera first sprang to prominence in the late 1930s when its supercharged four-cylinder racers trounced BMW in Grands Prix and snatched the world speed record away from the German marque. Throughout the early 1950s it was Gilera's racers that again grabbed the headlines, taking five manufacturer's titles and six individual championships in the hands of riders such as Duke, Liberati and Masetti. Although racing generated valuable publicity, it was sales of road bikes that paid the bills. The majority of machines sold were lightweights based on the overhead-valve 125cc single that had appeared in prototype form in 1948. Developed and enlarged first to 150cc and then 175cc, these simple OHV singles, built in both Turismo and Sport versions, proved top sellers throughout the 1950s. Believed to be a 150, this incomplete Gilera is offered for restoration. There are no documents with this Lot.
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