22nd May, 2025 10:00

May Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction

 
Lot 550
 

550

1953 MOTO GUZZI 250 AIRONE SPORT

Not sold
Estimated at £4,000 - £5,000

Lot details

Make: MOTO GUZZI
Model: 250 AIRONE SPORT
Registration: ZV 8074
Engine Size (cc): 250
Year of Manufacture: 1953
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 18 June 2025 - Tuesday 24 June 2025

NOT REGISTERED IN THE UK. Paperwork includes an Irish registration document (IRL) and a technical information sheet.

Please note that all the vehicle details have been provided by the vendor as the motorbike is not registered in the UK.

The vendor has provided the following:

  • Registration no. ZV 8074
  • Frame no. 18883
  • Engine no. M88609
  • Moto Guzzi Airone Sport 250 was treated to a ‘last nut and bolt’ restoration in 2004, since when it has been dry stored, maintained in working condition and not used
  • The previous owner purchased the Guzzi in 2006 from Yesterdays Antique Motorcycles in the Netherlands
  • The current owner purchased the motorcycle in the Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia on 14 November 2012 at Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground November 2014
  • The motorcycle is offered with Republic of Ireland registration document.
  • Notes from Bonhams Harrogate Showground Auction 14th November 2014:
  • Carlo Guzzi’s very first prototype motorcycle of 1919 was unconventional in so far as its 500cc single-cylinder engine was installed horizontally and built in unit with the gearbox, and although the company would eventual turn to other engine layouts, the ‘flat single’ had established itself as a Guzzi hallmark by the end of the 1930s.
  • Guzzi recommenced production post-war with range of updated pre-war designs, which in the case of the 250cc Airone (heron) meant it gained a telescopic front fork, larger diameter brakes and an aluminium-alloy cylinder barrel and ’head. The Airone offered a 70mph top speed and the ability to cruise at 60-plus all day, and remained a top seller well into the 1950s.

 

Make: MOTO GUZZI
Model: 250 AIRONE SPORT
Registration: ZV 8074
Engine Size (cc): 250
Year of Manufacture: 1953
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 18 June 2025 - Tuesday 24 June 2025

NOT REGISTERED IN THE UK. Paperwork includes an Irish registration document (IRL) and a technical information sheet.

Please note that all the vehicle details have been provided by the vendor as the motorbike is not registered in the UK.

The vendor has provided the following:

  • Registration no. ZV 8074
  • Frame no. 18883
  • Engine no. M88609
  • Moto Guzzi Airone Sport 250 was treated to a ‘last nut and bolt’ restoration in 2004, since when it has been dry stored, maintained in working condition and not used
  • The previous owner purchased the Guzzi in 2006 from Yesterdays Antique Motorcycles in the Netherlands
  • The current owner purchased the motorcycle in the Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia on 14 November 2012 at Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground November 2014
  • The motorcycle is offered with Republic of Ireland registration document.
  • Notes from Bonhams Harrogate Showground Auction 14th November 2014:
  • Carlo Guzzi’s very first prototype motorcycle of 1919 was unconventional in so far as its 500cc single-cylinder engine was installed horizontally and built in unit with the gearbox, and although the company would eventual turn to other engine layouts, the ‘flat single’ had established itself as a Guzzi hallmark by the end of the 1930s.
  • Guzzi recommenced production post-war with range of updated pre-war designs, which in the case of the 250cc Airone (heron) meant it gained a telescopic front fork, larger diameter brakes and an aluminium-alloy cylinder barrel and ’head. The Airone offered a 70mph top speed and the ability to cruise at 60-plus all day, and remained a top seller well into the 1950s.

Auction: May Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction, 22nd May, 2025

Welcome to our May Auction!

Prospective buyers are encouraged to view specific lots pre-auction and inspect paperwork if available.

The entrance fee is £5 per person during the viewing periods at our Pickering branch. 
This forms part of our annual fundraising both local and national charities chosen by us.
 
Each auction throughout the year will witness a collection / donation.
 

The main viewing period for this auction is Wednesday 14 May - Tuesday 20 May 2025. 

 

Viewing

The main viewing period for this auction is Wednesday 14 May 2025 - Tuesday 20 May 2025. 

Mon to Fri: 9am – 5pm

Sat: 9am – 12pm

Auction Days are closed.

 

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