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See also Obscure Italian Marques.
Falchetto
Manufactured around 1954-1956, it was fitted with a conventional piston-port 125 or 160cc two-stroke in a modern frame with telescopic forks and rear suspension, possibly both from Testi. It is thought to have been built in Bologna.
Source: Museo del Patrimonio Industriale, Bologna
Favari
Manufactured in Treviso in the 1920s using Train engines. An advertisement reads:
"Favari-Train - Filli Favari - Fuori Por'a Manzoni, Treviso."
FIAMM
Production of the Elettra Carrozzato began in 1950. Giacomo Pellizzari established the Elettra firm in 1936 making electrical equipment, primarily batteries. In 1942 he partnered with Giulio Dolcetta and the firm was renamed F.I.A.M.M., still operating to this day.
Photographs are available via this link: mondoape.com
Sources: autopuzzles.com, mondoape.com.
Fiat
Fiat built a prototype scooter in 1938 which preceded the Piaggio of 1945.
Reports indicate that it was the brainchild of Giancarlo Camarena, vice-president of Fiat. The project was tackled by eng. Vittorio Calosso, who collaborated with Volugrafo Aermoto of Turin, responsible for the construction of folding scooters for airborne forces during the war.
The result was the prototype based on the Volugrafo design of Vittorio Belmondo, who then built Velta scooters.
The 1938 Fiat prototype is powered by a 2 h.p. 98cc flywheel magneto Sachs engine (as is the Velta). It survived, and is in a private museum, possibly the Collezione Graziano (collezionegraziano.it) or the Salsapariglia Collezione.
Fiat was later closely involved with the magnificent Moto Major of 1948.
FiM
FIM Chihuahua 50cc Modello 50, Salon Torino 1976
Information about this machine is sparse.
Fini and Ballant 1957-1977
FIT
1950-1954, via Savona, Milano. Built 123c and 147cc lightweights using their own frames and JLO engines. It is believed that they supplied frames to Franco Chinelli
Sources: Tragatsch p 135, et al.
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