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IBIS
Manufactured by Industria Bicimotociclistica Italiana
Sperimentale, 1948-1950
Address: Via del Piombo 2 and Via F. Sabatucci 11, Bologna
Founders: Canzio Bonora, Walter Sita, Antonio Ceroni, Anita Frascaroli
Built light motorcycles with two-stroke engines of 50cc and 75cc.
Unrelated to Ibis of Torino
Sources: Museo del Patrimonio Industriale, Bologna, et al.
ICEMI
1926-1928, Milano
The firm built motorcycles using their own engines along with 175 to 500cc units from Blackburne and JAP. Production volume was low.
Source: storiadimilano.it
IMC 1949-1957, Bologna
Imperia
Manufactured by Enrico Torricelli from 1931 to 1955. Machines were fitted with JAP and New Imperial engines, and in 1939 he built his own sloper engine of superior quality with an all-alloy top end. Post-war the engine was further developed with a bevel-drive OHC, with numerous enhancements until 1954.
Source: MC Storico Conti
N.B. There is no reference to this marque in any of the literature. The now defunct motoclubstoricoconti gave no source.
Invicta
Manufactured by Stabilimento Meccanico Carlo Mantovani & C., Torino via Saluzzo, 88. 1903-1906.
In 1903 Mantovani had purchased the automobile firm Bender & Martiny, of which he was a director, and then renamed it. He continued to produce a small number of cars, but construction was mainly of motorcycles and bicycles.
Source: model-copy.info
