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Price: 5,950.00 USD
Better than new. This is the Finest Example in the USA.
Super‑rare, Showroom New Wards Riverside—one of the very few surviving examples restored to this level.
From the Roy Thacker Collection, this machine is an absolute Concours grade restoration.
In every way, it surpasses showroom condition from the day it was sold in 1961.
Why this bike is extraordinary
- Show‑quality triple chrome done to standards higher than factory
- Paint, pinstripe, graphics, and overall finish executed better than the bike’s original build
- Polished aluminum that shines like jewelry, superior to what rolled off the showroom floor
- New, NOS, or remanufactured rubber on every piece — all fresh, all correct
- Runs like new, looks like new
- A brand‑new 64 year old classic!
- Three miles on the odometer after restoration — restored speedometer reads like new
This level of work is VERY expensive, and rare—and this one is done to a standard few will ever attain.
Montgomery Ward sold these under the Wards Riverside name; a rebadged Italian Benelli.
