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1973 MV AGUSTA 750 SPORT

BUILT BY MECCANICA VERGHERA AGUSTA

FROM VARESE, ITALY

COURTESY OF STUART PARR COLLECTION

PHOTOS BY TED7

The MV Agusta 750 Sport was greeted with rapture when released in 1970. MV Agusta had teased buyers for years with prototype four-cylinder sports roadsters, but finally, if you had enough money, you could buy a proper factory café racer from the world’s most successful Grand Prix racing team. That magnificent engine was the core around which a stunning chassis was built, with swelling curves, an aggressive riding stance, and a perfect tricolor paint scheme: an all-time classic.

743cc 4-cylinder, dual overhead camshaft, 5-speed, 542lbs, 72hp @8450rpm, 130mph top speed

583 built from 1970 to 1975