c.1954 Ceccato 75cc Monoalbero
No Reserve - Superb example of Ceccato's peppy and intricate SOHC racer

Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: 0145
MOT: Exempt

• Extremely rare four-stroke SOHC racing engine
• Matching frame and engine numbers
• Never shown publicly since being imported from Italy

• The Road and Race Collection

Ceccato built motorcycles from 1950 to 1963 and specialised in lightweight two-strokes up to 173cc, though Pietro Ceccato started in 1947 with a tiny 38cc cycle-motor. The range included sophisticated overhead-cam models, which could rev up to 11,000rpm and attain speeds in excess of 70mph; naturally, they acquired an enviable racing pedigree. Numerous first-in-class results enabled Ceccato to promote itself as the maker of Italy’s fastest lightweights. Some of the most desirable Ceccatos are the four-stroke overhead-cam models, such as the 75cc Monoalbero Sport, designed by Ducati engineer Fabio Taglioni and produced from 1953 to 1958. At launch they featured a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and produced a claimed 6hp at 10,400rpm. Weighing 160lbs., they were said to exceed 70mph.

Offered for sale from a significant private collection, this beautiful and extremely rare 1954 75cc Monoalbero with matching frame and engine numbers really evokes the glory days of post-war motorcycle road-racing. We regret that we do not know the provenance of the bike, but it formerly belonged to Adriano Rubbo of the Registro Storico Ceccato, who had a prominent Ceccato collection in Verona, and was used to illustrate an article in the Italian magazine Legend Bike, a copy of which is one file. Imported from Italy around ten years ago, it has not been British-registered and will require recommissioning.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217