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Guzzi Look-Alike...
« on: December 14, 2022, 07:23:11 AM »
1954 Victoria V35 Bergmeister  :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: :wink:



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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2022, 08:45:22 AM »
Wouldn't a Guzzi be a Bergmeister look-alike, since the Guzzi was designed almost a decade later?
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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2022, 09:18:07 AM »
Lilac lookalike.

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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2022, 10:36:29 AM »
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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2022, 02:30:25 PM »
Interesting!

I believe Motorcycle Classics had a write-up on this one, years ago.  A Lambretta  250 GP Racer   Vintage 1953

It does look familiar.



 

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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2022, 02:37:39 PM »
A couple of more photos   

 



 

MC news indicated it was at the 1951 Milan Show
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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2022, 02:57:03 PM »
Indian made one duringWW2 for the military.

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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2022, 04:10:35 PM »
Indian made one duringWW2 for the military.

Yes!!  The legendary Indian model 841... :bow: :thumb: :cool: :boozing: :smiley:



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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2022, 04:21:16 PM »
A few transversal V twins were done pre war too.

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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2022, 04:58:01 PM »
  ^^^ Bevel drive, OHC ,V twin , from Lambretta , WOW ! I love that motor ,  Peter

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Re: Guzzi Look-Alike...
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2022, 10:43:14 PM »
Mazada made a 3 wheel transverse V twin.
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