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 Italian Marque
Built in 1954 by Dilap, based in Milan in Corso di Porta Romana 108. The moped had a two-stroke engine with power transmission by friction roller, the frame is rigid with pressed metal forks. A deluxe version was available with a telescopic forks.
The machine was also marketed, apparently, as the Fanfullino.
Sources: Moto di Lombardia. it.wikipedia.org.
N.B. There was also a bicycle component manufacturer, Dilap Suisse.
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