1958 Itom Astor Sport 50

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1958 Itom Astor Sport 50 in the colours of black and red.
- Sold new in Roma on February 24th 1958.
- This lovely and rare motorcycle is in fantastic condition having been fully restored by its owner of Fiumicino (near Rome) in 1999 and seemingly unused since.
- Imported and registered for UK road use in England in April 2013 by us.
- The Itom factory was founded in Turin by lawyer Corrado Corradi and began production in 1948 at Via Francesco Millio. moving later to S. Ambrogio Torinese.
- All Itom engines were 49. 5cc (40x39. 5mm). with the sole exception of the Tabor model of 1959 which was 65cc (45x40mm).
- The most popular Itom model was the Astor 4M which was introduced in 1965 with a 49. 5 cc engine delivering 5. 5 to 6 hp at 10. 00 rpm. mated to a 4 speed gearbox.
- In 1973 Itom ceased production of their own engines and adopted Franco Morini engines for the whole range. Itom was then no longer a real motorcycle manufacturer but more of an assembler.
- A venture into producing medical compressors and water-heaters was a financial disaster and the losses led to the closure of the motorcycle division in 1975.