Showing posts with label 70s Italian styling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 70s Italian styling. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 July 2015

ON SALE - REPRO 'REPARTO SPERIMENTALE' SIGN FROM MOTO GUZZI FACTORY











In a far corner of the historic Moto Guzzi factory outside courtyard at Mandello del Lario, just past the wind tunnel which is slowly rusting away, there is a battered door to a large workshop which is always locked. The old sign on the door with its rusty rivets, weathered surface and faded, peeling letters says 'Reparto Sperimentale', which means 'Experimental Department' in English. Who knows what might have been invented there over the years? The V8? The Le Mans 1? Who has worked in there - Carcano, Carlo Guzzi, Lino Tonti, Dr John Wittner, Bruno Scola?

We have reproduced that wonderful sign having seen it and desired it every time we've been to Mandello because we wanted one for our workshop door - and now you can too. We've kept the patina of the original sign faded by time and encapsulated it into hard-wearing vinyl and PVC. Perfect for your shed, garage, workshop, man cave, living room, toilet door, wherever...

More details about size, materials, cost and how to buy are all to be found in our IMM store, email us at ciao@italianmotormagazine.com or click on the link here:

http://www.italianmotor.bigcartel.com/product/repro-experimental-department-sign-from-moto-guzzi-factory

Saturday, 2 August 2014

Boys will be boys

Earlier this week we got the chance to take advantage of the fantastic weather and spend a day riding and shooting two 1970s Italian 750cc 'superbikes' - my Guzzi 750 S3 along with my friend Dorian's round case Ducati 750 Sport. Both bikes were built in 1975, and it was fascinating to compare them - it'll be a future feature in the magazine.

We couldn't resist having a brief Lafranconi v Conti revfest, before the farmer whose field we had stopped at turned up with his shotgun. Turn up loud and enjoy some heavy sound..





Monday, 2 August 2010

Choppa Stoppa






Remember I posted about a Fantic Chopper some weeks back? Well, I managed to track one down, shot it today for the mag, and it was just fantastic. Mad. Insane. Beautiful. Mental. The ultimate in 1970s motorcycling Italiana...

Coming up in Issue 2. Thanks Kev!!