At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
Peitro Trespidi built motorcycles from 1925 to 1929, and then from 1944 to 1962 under the Ardito brand. The company was quite successful in the sporting field taking speed records in the 50cc class. Their production machines were available with both two-stroke and four-stroke engines. Engines were supplied to other manufacturers including Amisa
More information: Alpino History
Sources: Henshaw, et al.
Motorcycle Models include:
1948 Model Piuma cyclemotor
48cc 1954-1962
2C 48cc 1949-1954
2T 48cc 1950-1957
4T 48cc 1957-1960
Catena 48cc 1949-1954
Magnete 48cc 1944-1946
Rullo 48cc 1949-1954
Volano 48cc 1946-1948
Model 19 125cc 1954
Sport 125cc 1954
75cc 1954-1962
100cc 1950-1962
125cc 1950-1962
150cc 1954-1962
150 Export 150cc 1960-1962
175cc 1950-1962
175 Export 175cc 1960-1962
175 GT 175cc 1953-1958
F48 2-stroke 3-speed 1954 48cc 38.5x42mm b/s.
E48 2-stroke 3-speed 1951-1957 48cc
Alpe 50cc 1950-1955
Alpetta 50cc 1950-1955
Model S 49cc 2T 1956
T48 4-stroke 3-speed 1957 47.74cc, 40x38mm b/s.
Alpino 2T 50cc 1953-1957
Alpino 4T 50cc 1957-1960
175 4T 1957
200cc 4T 1957
75cc 2T 1957
Piuma 48cc 1949-1954
Piuma 50cc 1955-1960
Roma 50cc 1955-1959
Alpino Scooters
Scooter 48 1950
Scooter 50cc 1954-1957
Scooter 75cc 1950-1952
75cc scooter 1957-58
125cc Scooter 1950-1952
Scooter 125 1951
Scooteretto 48 1953
175cc Scooter 1954-1962
F48 1954-1956
F 75 1954
F 125 1954
E 48 1956
E 75 1956-1957
E 125 1957
