Moto Guzzi 250 Lodola Regolarita & Carissoni - 1961 ISDT - motorcycle photo

Description

A superb and rare photo, made from what we believe is the original negative, of one of
Moto
Guzzi
’s best off-road motorcycle experts, the Italian
Pietro
Carissoni
, seen in action with his
Moto Guzzi 250 Lodola Regolarità
works enduro - trail machine during the very prestigious
International Six Days Trial (ISDT)
at
Llandrindod
Wells
,
Wales - Great Britain
, in
1961
. He did well, as he won a
Silver Medal
!
Pietro Carissoni was a works rider for Moto Guzzi, specializing in very difficult off-road riding. For the 1961 ISDT he rode a new, 5-speed (!) full 250cc Moto Guzzi Lodola Regolarità works machine. It was build by the racing department to compete in the heavy IDST and delivered over 15 hp at 7,500 r.p.m. Carissoni was not the only Lodola rider during the 1961 ISDT.
Franco
Dall'Ara
(Lodola 250),
Eugenio
and
Gianfranco
Saini
(Lodola 175) and Nino Tagli (Lodola 250) all rode this fantastic machine, all scoring medals as well!
Moto
Guzzi
, also known as Guzzi, is the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production. Established in
1921 in
Mandello del Lario
,
Italy
,
Moto
Guzzi
has led
Italy
's motorcycling manufacture, enjoyed prominence in worldwide motorcycle racing, and led the industry in ground-breaking innovation – for the greater part of its history. The company's history has been shaped by the importance of racing, engineering innovation and a constant adaptation to the changes in the motorcycle industry since its inception 1921.
Moto
Guzzi
was conceived by two aircraft pilots and their mechanic serving in the
Corpo
Aeronautico
Militare
(the Italian Air Corp,
CAM
) during World War I:
Carlo
Guzzi
,
Giovanni
Ravelli
and
Giorgi
Parodi
. By happenstance assigned to the same Miraglia Squadron based outside
Venice
, the three became close, despite starkly different socio-economic backgrounds. The trio envisioned creating a motorcycle company after the war. Guzzi would engineer the motor bikes, Parodi (scion of wealthy Genovese ship-owners) would finance the venture, and Ravelli (already a famous pilot and motocycle racer) would promote the bikes with his racing prowess. Guzzi and Parodi (along with Parodi's brother) formed
Moto
Guzzi
in 1921. Ravelli, ironically, had died just days after the war's end in an aircraft crash and is commemorated by the eagle's wings that form the
Moto
Guzzi
logo.
Carlo
Guzzi
and
Giorgio
Parodi
, along with Giorgio's brother
Angelo
, created a privately held silent partnership "
Società
Anonima
Moto
Guzzi
" on 15 March 1921, for the purpose of (according to the original articles of incorporation) "the manufacture and the sale of motor cycles and any other activity in relation to or connected to metallurgical and mechanical industry". The formation of the company hinged on an initial loan of two thousand Lira from the Parodis' father, Emanuele Vittorio, which he gave on 3 January 1919, offering the balance of the loan upon his review of the project's progress: Dear Giorgio, you can let both your partners know that I will offer you for your first 1,500 or 2,000 Lire. Although with the condition that the sum, under no circumstances, shall be increased. Likewise, I reserve the right to supervise your progress before giving my agreement to this project. The company was legally based in
Genoa
,
Italy
, with its headquarters in Mandello. The very earliest motorcycles bore the name
G.P.
(Guzzi-Parodi), though the marque quickly changed to
Moto
Guzzi
. As the only actual shareholders, the Parodi's wanted to shield their shipping fortunes by avoiding confusion of name
G.P.
with
Giorgio
Parodi
's initials.
Carlo
Guzzi
initially received royalties for each motorcycle produced, holding no ownership in the company that bore his name. In 1946
Moto
Guzzi
formally incorporated as Moto Guzzi S.p.A. with
Giorgio
Parodi
as chairman.
Carlo
Guzzi
's first engine design was a horizontal single that dominated the first 45 years of the company's history in various configurations. Through 1934, each engine bore the signature of the mechanic who built it. As originally envisioned, the company used racing to promote the brand. In the 1935 Isle of Man TT,
Moto
Guzzi
factory rider Stanley Woods performed an impressive double victory with wins in the Lightweight TT as well as the Senior TT. Until the mid 1940s, the traditional horizontal four-stroke single cylinder 500 cc engines outfitted with one overhead and one side valve (also known as: IOE, inlet over exhaust or F-head) were the highest performance engines Moto Guzzi sold to the general public. By contrast, the company supplied the official racing team and private racers with higher performance racing machines with varying overhead cam, multi-valve configurations and cylinder designs. In the 1950s,
Moto
Guzzi
, along with the Italian factories of Gilera and Mondial, led the world of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. With durable and lightweight 250 cc and 350 cc bikes designed by Giulio Carcano, the firm dominated the middleweight classes.
This is a very nice and very rare
non period
photo that reflects a wonderful era of Moto Guzzi ‘s rich motorcycle history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x
30 cm
). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing!
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Moto
Guzzi
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