Moto Guzzi 350cc sohc works racer & Fergus Anderson - Ulster GP 1953 - photo

Description

A superb and rare photo, made from what we believe is the original negative, of the magnificent Scotsman and 1953 350cc World Champion
Fergus Anderson
seen in action with his
350 (317cc!) Moto Guzzi s.o.h.c. factory GP racer
during the
1953
350cc
Ulster
Grand Prix
which was ridden on
August 15, 1953
. Fergus Anderson would
WIN
the 350cc world championship in 1953 and 1954 with the Moto Guzzi 350 single cylinder factory racers. Unfortunately he would retire during the race due to mechanical prolblems but in the 250cc race he would finish 3RD with a similar Guzzi.
Guzzi’s participation in the 350cc GP class was inspired by
Fergus Anderson
, who later on also would double as Guzzi’s racing team manager. He would become
the 350cc world champion in 1953 and 1954.
He is seen riding the magnificent and extreme lightly build
Moto Guzzi s.o.h.c. single
. With their superb streamlining these wonderful machines won the 350cc world championship 5 times between 1953 and
1957. In
1953 , the year the photo was taken ,
Anderson
won the 350cc world championship with the photographed machine which featured a sohc cylinderhead. Its successor featured bevel driven double overhead camshafts. The Guzzi sohc Grand Prix bikes were like its dohc successors designed by the famous ing. Giulio Cesare Carcano though Enrico Cantoni and Umberto Todero also played a vital role. They delivered a healthy power output of 38 hp at 8,000 rpm. Topspeed was
150 mph
! They were very special motorcycles, designed by somebody that is considered a genius.
This great photograph of the Grand Prix of Ulster was taken during the 350cc race of 1953. The race was won by Ken Mulford (NZ) on a Norton with an average race speed of
84.01 mph
(
135,2 km/h
).
Scotsman
Fergus Anderson
was one of the most liked riders of the famous Continental Circus Grand Prix racing scene. And he won twice the 350cc World Championship with a machine he initiated.
Anderson
was one of the first riders from
Great Britain
to make his living racing motorcycles on the European continent. In 1950 he signed with Moto Guzzi and competed in the 250cc class. He convinced Moto Guzzi to build a 350cc bike, initially of 317cc, then 345cc and finally a proper full 350. He raced to the 1953 world championship in the bike's first year of competition. He repeated this feat as 350cc champion again in 1954. His 350cc world championship wins were the first by a non-British bike. He retired from racing to become Moto Guzzi's team manager, but unfortunately quit over a for him rightful dispute over having a freer hand at running the team. He returned to racing and was offered a ride by the BMW factory.
Anderson
ever so sadly passed away during the 500cc race at the Belgian circuit of Floreffe in 1956.
This is a very nice and very rare
non period
photo that reflects a wonderful era of Moto Guzzi ‘s rich motorcycle 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!
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