![]() ![]() ![]() Its remote float Amal carburetor had a straight shot down into the cylinder head. ![]() The 1948 G.T.V Grand Turismo is a traditional Carlo Guzzi-designed 500 cc, horizontal four-stroke, overhead valve, single cylinder design with “V” engine nomenclature. Guzzi called them “The Record of Records.” Today, after a century of celebrated unique style and performance, the company is under the wing of Piaggio, well known for its Vespa scooters.Ī company focused on racing to prove their machines, in 1955 Moto Guzzi held 135 world speed records, many of them with a 500cc single based on the G.T.V design you see here. Guzzi-Parodi was the name on the first fuel tanks soon to be changed to simply Moto Guzzi. In 1921 Moto Guzzi was established in Mandello del Lario, northern Italy, the brainchild of Carlo Guzzi, Giovanni Ravelli and Giorgio Parodi, all members of the Italian Air Corp during World War I. Another great anniversary has been celebrated this week, that of Moto Guzzi which was a century old on March 15. ![]()
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