VOL. 51 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2014
"
I think this is the most classically
beautiful racing motorcycle yet built, so while
the engine will present quite a challenge with
all the finning and the beautiful cambox,
I'm looking forward to it.
And now comes the time to
assemble everything, which Tarragó always does himself – although the volume production
models use parts made in a factory, each of them is hand assembled, so the hand made tag
still definitely applies.
Okay, Pere – now for the
crunch question: which one is
your favorite out of the 20 or so different models you've done so far?
"All of them!" comes the answer. "I enjoy very much the
process of making each one, so
while of course I'm satisfied with
the end product. It's all the many
things I had to do to get there
lly does rotate.
"
- Pere Tarragó
that I get pleasure and satisfaction from. And from learning all
along the way – you never stop
doing that. I especially got a lot
of pleasure from making the MV
750S fuel tank, which is a very
complex shape that's hard to
replicate. In the end, I had to
make a clay model, then use that
as a basis to form a metal sheet
over it to produce the correct
form. Each of the three versions
I've made so far was built as a
one-off, but now we're going
to make a production example
as the next new model in our
range, after which we'll do the
bike I've been waiting to produce
The making of a Bultaco Metralla…
P87
for many years – a Featherbedframed Manx Norton. I think this
is the most classically beautiful racing motorcycle yet built,
so while the engine will present
quite a challenge with all the finning and the beautiful cambox,
I'm looking forward to it. I hope
finally making a model of a British motorcycle will help me to
find many customers in Englishspeaking countries."
It might do just that, Pere.
Classic Motor Models has
recently announced special
promotional prices on their
range. The Bultaco Metralla
62, Bultaco Tralla 102, Montesa Impala 250 Sport, Montesa
Impala 175 Sport and the new
Mick Andrews Replica OSSA
250 have been reduced to
Euro 1,495 ($1966) + tax. For
more information, visit www.
classicmotormodels.com
or
email info@classicmotormodels.com.
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