MOTO GUZZI, GRAND TOURER 1931..
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Reference: ZF0753
GUZZI motorcycle, Grand Tourer (GT) 16, 500 (498) cc, 1931. No documentation is preserved. Requires restoration. The engine has movement (not locked). Moto Guzzi (also known as Guzzi in Italy) is the name of a famous and legendary Italian motorcycle manufacturer, founded on March 15, 1921 by Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi and mechanic Giovanni Ravelli. Throughout the Over time, the firm has been controlled by different companies and in 2004, it became part of the Piaggio Group and in 2005, Daniele Bandiera was appointed general manager of Moto Guzzi SpA. According to the founders' plans, Moto Guzzi achieved promotion thanks to victories in motorcycle Grand Prix races. In 1935, they took part in a race on the Isle of Man, and won the Senior TT category (500cc motorcycles). ), and Lightweight (350cc motorcycles). In both cases the pilot was Stanley Woods, who until the previous year was a pilot for the Husqvarna brand. Until mid-1940, the traditional 500cc single-cylinder 4-stroke engine was the most powerful. performance sold to the public. In 1927 Giuseppe Guzzi designed a prototype derived from the sports model which he called Grand Tourer (GT) and with which he himself made a 6000 km trip to North Cape (CT 500) in the summer of 1928, thus creating very good publicity. for the home. The GT 16 (498 displacement) was introduced in 1931, with engine and chassis derived from the Sport 15, and 754 of these were made.
9.000 €
