Automoto late 1920s racing bike

Exceptional Automoto late 1920s racing bike. Gold paint, with all original lining and transfers. Excellent nickel plate on the exceptionally beautiful handlebars, matching pedals, and Automoto stamped crankset. Hubs stamped Autotomo, laced to wooden rims (ligatured spokes). Very fine Lamplugh saddle. Bowden brakes. The frame is of exceptional quality, beautiful lugs, nickel plated fork top with inlaid enamel clover leaf badge, clover leaf head badge, special braze-ons for the brake springs, reinforcement "line" to the fork and rear stays. Special greaser at the top and bottom of the seat tube (rare model). Complete and original machine missing just one rear sprocket (reversible wheel), and one wing nut. The three other wing nuts are very beautiful.