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
A Brief History of the Marque
Manufactured: 1919-1959 (possibly earlier than 1919)
Address: 152 Avenue Malakoff, Paris
The Christophe was a subsidiary of Automoto after 1919.
Engines: AMC, Aubier Dunne, Peugeot, Himo, Indénor, Villiers, Semas, Vap.
Models include:
Production ceased in 1959, but machines continued to be sold until 1962.
Sources: Motos dans la Loire, Tragatsch p103, et al.
