Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at Auctions America's
Auburn Fall event, August 31-3, 2017.
Chassis No.
190608
Estimate:
$ 8,000 - $ 10,000 US
The horizontal-engine Aermacchi 250-cc sportster started to win
races in the late 1950s, once shorn of its Art Deco bodywork. In
1960 Harley-Davidson enabled Aermacchi to organize its production
following an injection of capital.
By 1961, Aermacchi Ala D'Oro (Golden wing) racers were winning
250-cc events, but the class quickly attracted competitors like
Yamaha, Bultaco, Cotton, and Greeves. The answer was to go up a
class, and Aermacchi also offered a 350-cc engine in 1964 scoring
2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th, places at the Isle of Man in 350-cc Junior
TT.
By 1967, 250-cc and 350-cc Aermacchis were models of reliability.
It's these short-stroke machines that are so popular in today's
AHRMA racing. The bike on offer was restored and race-prepped by
Altinier Racing, of Treviso, Italy. It is ready for the track or to
be displayed in a collection.
