Italian Motorcycles

Marchitelli Motorised Bicycle Wheels - MP

Marchitelli Gone-With-the-Wind

A Brief History of the Italian Marque

Marchitelli moto d'epoca - MP

Le Officine Meccaniche di Precisione Paolo Marchitelli con sede a Milano in via Cucchiari 21, costruiscono subito dopo la guerra la ruota motorizzata MP publicizzata con lo slogan "Via col vento" oppure "il motore che non si vede".

Il motorino è a due tempi di 43 cc, peso della ruota completa 8 kg.


The Meccaniche di Precisione company was formed by Paolo Marchitelli with headquarters at via Cucchiari 21, Milan. Shortly after the war they constructed a motorized bicycle wheel branded MP and advertised with the phrase "Via col Vento" (Gone with the Wind), and "the engine which cannot be seen."

This was a 43cc twostroke, the weight of the complete wheel being 8kg.

See also Delta.

Sources: Moto di Lombardia



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