Ducati 500cc Grand Prix V-twin works racer Phil Read 1971 Brands Hatch photo

Description

A superb and rare photo of the famous multiple World Champion
Phil Read
testing the
500cc Ducati Grand Prix V-twin desmo racer
on the British circuit of
Brands Hatch
in
June 1971
.
A few months later, in August 1971, both Read and Bruno Spaggiari rode the Ducati 500cc GP desmo racers at Silverstone.
The 500cc Ducati V-twin desmo racer of 1971 was the first V-twin that Fabio Taglioni designed for the Ducati factory in
Bologna
,
Northern Italy
. It was the direct forefather of the 750cc that won the epic race 200 miles race at Imola in 1972. The bevel driven production Ducati’s that were entered in production afterwards all date back to the 500cc V-twin desmodromic GP racer of 1971, as seen on the photo!
The photo is very historic, as the Ducati V-twin racer was a true novelty and no one other then Phil Read tested and raced it in 1971 on a few occasions. It is an extremely rare photo!
Multiple World Champion Phil Read needs no further introduction, underneath a list of his world championships:
1964:
250cc World Championship on Yamaha;
1965:
250cc
World Championship on Yamaha;
1968:
125cc World Championship on Yamaha;
1968:
250cc World Championship on Yamaha;
1971:
250cc World Championship on Yamaha;
1973:
500cc World Championship on MV Agusta;
1974:
500cc World Championship on MV Agusta.
In total Phil won 52 Grand Prix races. 10 in the 125cc class, 27 in the 250cc class, 4 in the 350cc class and 11 in the 500cc class.
This is a very nice and very rare non period photo that reflects a wonderful and very historic era of Ducati 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 12" (ca. 20
x 30 cm). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing! This photo is a must for every Ducati motorcycle enthusiast.
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