Beschreibung:

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 the racers that again grabbed the headlines, the Arcore marque's fours 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 125 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 and into the 1960s, although their high price outside Italy made them a relatively rare sight in the UK. The name ‘Giubileo’ was first used by Gilera in 1959, the year that the company celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Believed imported into the UK circa 10 years ago, this beautiful Gilera Giubileo Sport had already been restored to concours standard by its previous (engineer) owner when it was acquired by the vendor 6-7 years ago. Only 800 miles have been covered since the rebuild, 300 of them by the current owner, who last used the machine for a tour of Devon earlier this year. Offered for sale only because the vendor needs to reduce his substantial private collection, the machine is freshly taxed/MoT’d and comes with VMCC dating certificate, original Italian registration papers and Swansea V5. A rare opportunity to acquire a Moto Giro d’Italia-eligible Italian thoroughbred in truly wonderful condition.