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 Gillet E51 scooter was the result of a long relationship with Bernardet who had supplied their sidecars for military combinations in earlier years.
Rather than develop their own, Gillet opted to rebrand the elegant French machines and market them as their own. The scooter market was, however, somewhat swamped, and sales were not forthcoming.
The last of these were sold in 1956, and very few have survived.
Sources: HD Classic Belgium ; bernardet.com
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