Kreidler van Veen 50cc racer worldchampion Jan de Vries Schurgers Assen 1971

Description

A superb and rare photo of the magnificent Dutch 50cc specialist and 1971 World Champion 50cc
Jan de Vries
on the amazing
50cc Kreidler – van Veen two stroke works racer
, seen in the paddocks before
the
1971 Grand Prix of the
Netherlands
, a.k.a. the
Dutch T.T.
, which was ridden on
June 26, 1971
. He would crash during the race, but, he went on to
WIN
the
1971 50cc World Championship
with the photographed machine! The Assen 50cc race was won by Angel Nieto on Derbi, he finished second behind de Vries in the 50cc world championship of 1971.
Jan de Vries
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1971 he became the first Dutchman to win a F.I.M. world championship when he claimed the 50 cc title. In 1973 he won another 50 cc world championship. He lost the 1972 world championship to Angel Nieto by the narrowest of margins. The two riders ended the season tied with 69 points and three victories apiece. The championship was decided on aggregate times, with Nieto given the title by mere seconds.
Kreidler
was a German manufacturer of small motorcycles and mopeds, based in Kornwestheim, between
Ludwigsburg
and
Stuttgart
. The company was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire factory) by Anton Kreidler and started to build motorcycles in
1951. In
1959 one third of all German motorcycles were Kreidler. In the '70s Kreidler had very great success in motorsport. Especially in the
Netherlands
the riders Jan de Vries and Henk van Kessel were very successful. The company went out of business in 1982; the rights to the trademark were sold to the businessman Rudolf Scheidt who had Italian manufacturer Garelli Motorcycles make mopeds under the Kreidler name until 1988. The rights to the Kreidler mark have since been bought by bicycle manufacturer Prophete. Kreidler was active in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, scoring eight world champion titles in 50 cc class:
* 1971 Jan de Vries
* 1973 Jan de Vries
* 1974 Henk van Kessel
* 1975 Ángel Nieto
* 1979 Eugenio Lazzarini
* 1980 Eugenio Lazzarini
* 1982 Stefan Dörflinger
* 1983 Stefan Dörflinger
We have more photos listed on Ebay, also of Hans-Georg Anscheidt on Kreidler and other brands with various riders. You can always contact us for any requests.
This is your rare chance to own this non period photo that reflects a very interesting and historic piece of motorcycle and Kreidler ’s history. Therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 10" (ca. 20 x
26 cm
).
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