Tuesday, February 22, 2011

1953 4-cylinder Guzzi

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This 4-cylinder Guzzi beauty, which uses techniques based largely on the car, appeared in 1953. Although powerful for its time, she didnt know a great success. If she won the Grand Prix in Hockenheim, in 1953, it proved unwieldy and unsuited to the more tortuous circuits calling for greater maneuverability. Thus it was gradually abandoned in favor of another masterpiece: the famous "V8."


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those forks are pretty interesting, but don't look like there is much travel room? Body work is out there too... neat bike

Andrew Jones said...

I'm dying to find out more on this bike. Any links for the diehard Guzzi fan?