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Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer

Phil Aynsley by Phil Aynsley
January 7, 2016
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Phil Aynsley tracks down a unique Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

Sometimes things just work out. Many years ago I saw an old period B&W photo of a 1950s racing Lambretta in a book. It was a beautiful looking thing but there was almost no information about it and I was never able to find out anything more.

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

Fast forward to 2010 and I was looking through the posts on a bike forum and there was a link to photos taken at a classic meeting in Europe. One of the pics caught my eye (I forget what bike it was) and in the way of these things I was soon browsing on another website  – where much to my astonishment, there was a recent shot of the Lambretta!

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

Luckily there was enough information to track it down and I was able to make contact with the owner. The following year I was able to photograph it in Milan.

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

Originally shown at the 1951 Milan Show as a dry sump, SOHC design, the 250GP evolved into a wet sump, DOHC bike by the time it was retired in 1953.

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

This bike (number one of the two built) was discovered by Lambretta enthusiast Vittorio Tessera, abandoned under a pile of rubbish after the factory was closed in 1972.

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

The bike was designed by Giuseppe Salmaggi and raced, not particularly successfully, by Romolo Ferri and Cirillo “Nello” Pagani.

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley

The 54×54 bore/stroke V-twin motor used a shaft drive, with the overall transverse V-twin design predating the famous Moto Guzzi layout by some 13 years.

Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer - By Phil Aynsley
Lambretta 250 Grand Prix Racer – By Phil Aynsley
Tags: 250250 Grand PrixCirillo "Nello" PaganiGiuseppe SalmaggiLambrettaLambretta 250 Grand PrixPhil AynsleyRacerRacingRomolo FerriVittorio Tessera
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