Gilera 500 4 cylinder Quattro 1955 works racer Emilio Mendogni winner 1955 Moto

Description

Shown on this photograph is the absolutely magnificent
Emilio Mendogni
and his equally magnificent works
Gilera 500cc 4-cylinder factory racer
. He is seen before
WINNING
action of the
1955
Moto Giro, Italian road race
. Emilio won the race with the photographed Gilera!
Gilera
was founded by Giuseppe Gilera in the Northern Italian town of
Arcore
, close to the 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 for 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.
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, the size is a nice large format of ca. 8" x 10" (ca.20 x
30 cm
).
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