1937 BIANCHI FRECCIA AZZURA - Lot 45

1937 BIANCHI FRECCIA AZZURA Collector's grey card 23 000 / 28 000 € This is one of the oldest Italian brands, since the first motorized bicycles "Fabrica Automobile Vilocopedi Eduardo Bianchi" were made in Milan at the end of the last century. Bianchi's track record is equally impressive, with the European Championship (later World Championship) in 1925 thanks to Tazio Nuvolari and no fewer than 6 Italian Championships in 350 and 500cc. The Freccia Azzura name is associated above all with the double overhead camshaft that succeeded the Freccia Celeste in competition. A road version was produced from 1931 to 1939 in 2 versions: Grand Tourism and Super Sport 500. While the military version is a single lateral, the road version is a handsome 500cc single-cylinder tumbler. Pintle valve springs, and on the Super Sport model, lubrication is particularly meticulous, with a piston pin. This bike was restored in the late 90s by our collector. It has covered only 157 km since then. It will need to be restarted and undergo a technical inspection. BIANCHI 500 Freccia TT Vintage registration 23 000 / 28 000 € This is one of the oldest Italian makes, since the first motorised bicycles from 'Fabrica Automobile Vilocopedi Eduardo Bianchi' were produced at the end of the last century in Milan. Bianchi's track record is just as impressive, with the European Championship (later World Championship) in 1925 thanks to Tazio Nuvolari and no fewer than 6 Italian Championships in the 350 and 500cc classes. The Freccia Azzura name is associated above all with the double overhead camshaft that succeeded the Freccia Celeste in competition. The road version was produced from 1931 to 1939 in 2 versions: Grand Touring and Super Sport 500. While the military version was a single lateral, the road version was a beautiful 500cc single-cylinder tumbler. On the Super Sport model, the lubrication is particularly meticulous, with a piston pin. This bike was restored in the late 90s by our collector. It has only covered 157 km since then. It will need to be restarted and serviced.