Honda RC 144 125cc twin & Tom Phillis – Honda’s first world champion 1961 Assen

Description

A superb and rare photo, taken during on
June 24, 1961
during the
Grand Prix of the
Netherlands
/ aka the T.T. of Assen / aka the Dutch T.T.
which was held on the gorgeous and famous circuit of Drenthe close to the Dutch city of
Assen
in the
Northern Netherlands
.
Shown on the #26
Honda RC 144 125cc four stroke 2-cilinder (dohc 4-valve)
works GP racer is the first ever Honda world champion:
Tom Phillis.
Tom Phillis would WIN the race
AND…
HE WENT ON TO BECOME THE FIRST EVER WORLD CHAMPION FOR HONDA IN 1961 WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHED BIKE, the Honda RC 144!
We have more photographs available of Tom Phillis, also at Assen.
Tom Phillis would WIN the 125cc world championship the year the photo was taken, 1961!
Thomas Edward Phillis
(9 April 1934 – 6 June 1962) was an Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 1961 125cc motorcycle road racing World Championship and was the first person to lap the TT mountain circuit at over
100 mph
on a pushrod engined motorcycle. He was also the first person to win a World Championship motorcycle race on a Japanese machine.
Honda
was the first Japanese manufacturer that entered the world of GP racing, and they focused unlike their Japanese competitors on four stroke technology. The Honda four stroke GP racers of the 1960s are seen as the most complex engineered racers of the 20
th
century. The
Honda racing team
dominated four stroke Grand Prix racing in the 1960s with their
50cc 2-cilinder, 125cc 5-cilinder, 250cc and 350cc 6-cilinders
and offcourse the amazing fours that graced every class from 125cc to 500cc throughout the sixties.
This is a very nice and very rare
non period
photo that reflects a wonderful era of Honda’s great racing history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x
30 cm
). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing!
Shipping costs will only be $ 7.00 regardless of how many photos you buy.   For 5 or more photos, shipping is free!
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No copyright expressed or implied. Sold as collectable item only. We are clearing out our archives that we have gathered from various sources.
All items always sent well protected in PVC clear files
and board backed envelopes.
We have photographs that came from professional collections and/or were bought from the original photographer or press studio! They are all of professional and excellent quality.
After many decades of professionally collecting photographs and posters we are clearing out our archives. They make the perfect gift and are perfectly suited for framing. They will look gorgeous unframed and will be a true asset nicely framed with a border. They are a gorgeous and great asset in every home, workshop, workplace, restaurant, bar or club!
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