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
Maurice Guyot of 21 Rue Clément Forissier in St Etienne built mopeds from 1948 to 1957 using Vap and Itom engines.
Guyot had long been a cycle manufacturer and constructed Hosanna (1927) and Corail (1930) bicycles.
N.B. The name La Perle was also used by Bailleul in 1905, and by a Belgian company in 1956.
Sources: Motos dans la Loire, tontonvelo.com
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