1956 Gilera 175 F3 Prototype – Little is kno...

1956 Gilera 175 F3 Prototype

Here’s a uncommon machine certainly! The one surviving instance of Gilera’s 1956 175 F3.

Six prototypes had been constructed earlier than the corporate determined to not proceed with the venture. All bar this bike (which had been despatched to the US) had been returned to the manufacturing facility and destroyed.

And that’s all that’s recognized about it! I photographed the bike in 2013 at Man Webster’s assortment.

1956 Gilera 175 F3 Prototype Gallery