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
The Whippet was delivered as a luxe version of the supersport versions and was came with a two- or three-speed JLO engine.
Pecxel had a '63 Whippet with a three speed box known as the JLO-Piano. It's one of the earliest Whippets, and also the most desirable, not least for its colour scheme. It came in red/gold, dark-blue/gold and white/candy-pink.
Nice details are the two high exhaust pipes and panther pattern dual seat.
Sources: Batavus Archive et al
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