If you live outside Italy, you may not have heard of FB Mondial. But the marque is familiar to Europeans of a certain age, because it dominated the Grand Prix scene in the 1950s—and collected multiple world championships in the 125 and 250 classes.
It’s over ten years since we last featured a Mondial, so this exquisite restomod from Bill Becker of BeckerBuilt is a welcome arrival. Bill is a retired architect based in Philadelphia, and his builds are characterized by thoughtful, methodical craftsmanship.
Bill’s latest project builds upon the stock features of the well-designed little Mondial, and adds just enough customization to make it a classic beauty. It started life as a 175cc Sprint model from 1960, with red and gold paint, and evolved into a cafe racer—inspired by the racing models produced by the Mondial founders, the Boselli brothers.…