Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Spring 2025 on Sunday the 4th of May, Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP .
The Astorino was a post-war redesign of the original Airone introduced in 1939 whose production was interrupted by the onset of WWII after only c. 1, 000 machines had been built
The combination of form-follows-function design details, striking red paintwork and lots of chrome and alloy has been described as a 'Two-wheeled Work of Art'
The classic 247cc horizontal single with the eye-catching meat-slicer external flywheel developed around 10bhp and was noted for its lively performance, top speed over 65mph and its reliability
Official Dating Certificate on file from The Old Italian Bike Register confirming its frame and engine numbers and year of manufacture
Copy of Italian registration from 1950 on file. UK-registered on1/ 08/ 2018. Brand new number plate YXS 624
Restored in Italy at some point, in 2019 the bike was on display at the Padua Show and was purchased by our vendor
Having formed part of his private Collection on museum display, it will require some recommissioning prior to active use
Moto Guzzi's period style and elegance is second to none and this older restored Astorino is a true connoisseur's example
