Seen at Pukekohe a couple of weekends ago

**jellywrestler** · 28th May 2012, 22:44

bikes don't come much more exotic than this in NZ

**iYRe** · 29th May 2012, 08:49

thats just.. stunning..

I bet it sounds even more sexy than it looks..

**Crasherfromwayback** · 29th May 2012, 08:54

Very cool!!!

**Paul in NZ** · 29th May 2012, 09:00

With that chain drive... Is it a Magni converted roadster or a pukka MV racer?

Either way its very cool.....

**jellywrestler** · 29th May 2012, 09:06

I left the circuit for a short time when it was out, it only got one run and then the noise police had a word with them...

It's way earlier than seventies this was a bike built up out of parts by Count Augusta's chaffeur. I asked a few questions and it was built with either parts that were surplus to a run, ie they needed 1/2 dozen bits made eight in case there were issues and there were some left over and parts that were replaced with new parts etc and the Chaffeur got the used ones to sort.

**Paul in NZ** · 29th May 2012, 09:32

Very sloppy of the Count - he was apparently famously stuffy about stuff like that.

Given the numbers of replicas made over the years it would be interesting if there was some genuine provable history with the bike. I mean I have no reason to doubt anyone but the fact is when stuff gets to a certain value interesting examples 'appear'. I remember talking to a guy at a Bugatti exhibition in London. He told me there were more Type 35's in the world than were ever made by Bugatti. Once they were uncompetitive as a single seater they had a sports car body put on them and raced in a different class. Years later you could restore two cars (one from the chassis and one from the body) which both had a claim to being genuine....

Lucky chauffeur though - no matter what its a bloody nice thing and I'd love to hear it at full snot.

**jellywrestler** · 29th May 2012, 10:04

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Very sloppy of the Count - he was apparently famously stuffy about stuff like that.

Given the numbers of replicas made over the years it would be interesting if there was some genuine provable history with the bike. I mean I have no reason to doubt anyone but the fact is when stuff gets to a certain value interesting examples 'appear'. I remember talking to a guy at a Bugatti exhibition in London. He told me there were more Type 35's in the world than were ever made by Bugatti. Once they were uncompetitive as a single seater they had a sports car body put on them and raced in a different class. Years later you could restore two cars (one from the chassis and one from the body) which both had a claim to being genuine....

Lucky chauffeur though - no matter what its a bloody nice thing and I'd love to hear it at full snot.

nah it was all legit and approved by the Count, it was built up at the time, this is unique in that's its the only machine of the era that wasn't raced

**Paul in NZ** · 29th May 2012, 10:33

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

nah it was all legit and approved by the Count, it was built up at the time, this is unique in that's its the only machine of the era that wasn't raced

Wow... Then its extra double cool.....