Gilera 500 Saturno - San Remo & Nello Pagani 1949 - motorcycle racing photo


 


A superb and rare photo of the great Nello Pagani on the magnificent Gilera 500cc San Remo single cylinder racer in 1949!


 


Gilera was founded by Giuseppe Gilera in the Northern Italian town of Arcore, close to the Italian city of Milan, in 1909. In 1935 Gilera acquired rights to the Rondine four-cylinder engine. This formed the basis for Gileras four cylinder racing machines nearly forty years. From the mid-thirties Gilera developed a range of four-stroke engine machines. The engines ranged from 100 to 500cc. The most famous of which was the 1939 Saturno. After World War II, Gilera dominated Grand Prix motorcycle racing, winning the 500cc road racing world championship 6 times in 8 years. Facing a downturn in motorcycle sales due to the increase in the popularity of automobiles after the war, Gilera made a gentleman's agreement with the other Italian motorcycle makers to quit Grand Prix racing after the 1957 season as a cost cutting measure. In 1969 the company was purchased by the Piaggio & Co. SpA -- which now holds six marques and is the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer. In 1992, Gilera made a return to the Grand Prix arena and Piaggio continues to produce small-displacement motorcycles with the Gilera name.


 


Gilera World Championships


1950: 500cc with Umberto Masetti


1952: 500cc with Umberto Masetti


1953: 500cc with Geoff Duke


1954: 500cc with Geoff Duke


1955: 500cc with Geoff Duke


1957: 500cc with Libero Liberati


2001: 125cc with Manuel Poggiali



It is a very nice non period photo that reflects a wonderful era of Gilera ‘s rich history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 11.5" (ca.20 x 29 cm).


 


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