Derbi 50cc & Angel Nieto –50cc Spanish Grand Prix 1966 Montjuic Barcelona photo

Description

A superb and rare photo of the magnificent
Angel Nieto
, seen in action with his
Derbi 50cc two stroke single cylinder works racer
during the
50cc Spanish Grand Prix
which was ridden on the circuit of
Montjuich Park
in the city of
Barcelona
on
May 8, 1966
. He would finish the race in
6TH
place as the first Derbi finisher, behind race winner Luigi Taveri on Honda.
Angel Nieto
was born in the Spanish town of
Zamora
in 1947. He won a total of 90 Grand Prix victories and 13 World Championships; besides scoring numerous Spanish National Championships in the 50 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, 500 cc and 750 cc classes. He is considered a national hero in his Spanish homeland.
Many fellow racers, including the late Barry Sheene, consider him among the greatest motorcycle racers of all time. He retired in 1986. His total of 90 Grand Prix victories is second only to the 122 by Giacomo Agostini. Later he operated a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team with his son, Angel Nieto Jr. and Emilio Alzamora, who won the 125 cc title, as riders. Now he comentates GP races for Spanish TV. His nephew Fonsi Nieto is also a racer, in World Superbikes in 2006. There is an Angel Nieto museum in
Madrid
that displays some of his trophies and racing memorabilia. The FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2000.
Derbi
's origins began with a little bicycle workshop in the
village
of
Mollet
near
Barcelona
, founded in 1922 by Simón Rabasa i Singla. The focus remained the repair and hire of bicycles until May 1944 when Singla formed a limited liability company named Bicicletas Rabasa with the aim of moving into manufacturing bicycles. The venture proved very successful and in 1946, supported by its profits, work began on a motorised version. More moped than motorcycle, this first model, the 48cc SRS included plunger rear suspension, and a motorcycle type gas tank and exhaust system. The SRS proved so successful it prompted a change in the companies direction, and on
November 7, 1950
, the company changed its name to the Nacional Motor SA. Just prior to this, at that summers Barcelona Trade Fair, the company unveiled its first real motorcycle, the Derbi 250. The Derbi RSA 125 earned 405 points in the constructors championship from 125cc.The 405 points in 2010 are second only to Aprilia which earned 410 points in 2007. Unlike Ossa, Bultaco, and Montesa, Derbi successfully met the challenges that followed the Spanish transition to democracy and
Spain
's entry into the European Community. Simeó Rabasa i Signla died in 1988 but the company remained independent until 2001, when it was bought out by the Piaggio group. The name Derbi is an acknowledgement of the company's history and is an acronym for DERivados de BIcicletas (derivatives of bicycles).
Montjuic
, alternatively spelled
Montjuïc
or
Montjuich
, is a hill located in the Spanish city op
Barcelona
,
Spain
. The roads in the slopes facing the city formed once the famous Montjuic circuit, where for decades motorcycle and car races were being organized. For decades the 24 Hours of
Barcelona
races were ridden at Montjuic, and also the Spanish Grand Prix races. On four occasions Formula One car races were organized on the Montjuic circuit.
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This is your rare chance to own this noperiod photo that reflects a very interesting and historic piece of motorcycle and Derbi’s great history. Therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x
30 cm
).
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