Winner of the Better of Present on the 2017 The Quail Motorcycling Gathering, this 1957 Mondial 250 Bialbero grand prix street racer is up for public sale at Mecum Auctions’ thirty third Annual Classic & Vintage Motorbike Public sale Las Vegas runs January 24-27, 2024, on the South Level Lodge, On line casino & Spa. It’s a revealed motorbike, having appeared in Final Collector Bikes by Charlotte and Peter Fiell.
Though its windfall is just not fully clear, as a result of bevel gear valve prepare of the DOHC motor, it’s believed that is the Mondial 250 Bialbero that two-time GP World Champion Tarquinio Provini competed on within the 250GP class in 1957. Provini rode his Mondial to wins on the Dutch TT and the Italian GP, ending second on this planet championship collection. That very same 12 months, Provini gained the Italian Nationwide Championship on a Mondial.
After being retired from racing, this 1957 Mondial 250 Bialbero was bought from Mondial in 1977 for the Nerini/Daddario/Valgrande Assortment in Italy. It discovered its approach to the famed Morbidelli Museum in Pesaro, which closed in 2019. Whereas there, The enduring aluminum dustbin fairing was restored by Giancarlo Morbidelli. Roberto Totti of Totti Motori carried out paint and beauty restoration.
The 1957 Mondial 250 Bialbero landed within the Museo Moto Italia Assortment of John Goldman in San Francisco. Whereas within the arms of Goldman, it was repainted by Pete Misthos of Underground Colours, was tuned by grasp mechanic David Harris of The Zen Home, and Evan Wilcox of Evan Wilcox Steel executed fairing changes.
Solely seven examples of this motorbike have been constructed on the Mondial manufacturing facility. The bike up for public sale has matching body and engine numbers—251—which signifies it was the primary of the seven 250 Bialbero racers constructed.
The 1957 Mondial 250 Bialbero public sale will likely be held on Saturday, January 27, and it’s a Primary Attraction of the Mecum Las Vegas occasion. With or with out the fairing, and whether or not or not it’s the identical machine ridden to GP glory by Provini, this motorbike is a real work of commercial artwork.
Pictures by Phil Aynsley, courtesy of Mecum Auctions
1957 Mondial 250 Bialbero Photograph Gallery
