1957 CAPRIOLO FRAME NO. MOTORCYCLE for sale in Plain City, OH
Named after the roe deer.
the Capriolo marque emerged in 1948 from the ashes of the giant Caproni group.
formerly one of Italy's largest manufacturing concerns.
Caproni had been founded in the first decade of the 20th Century as an aircraft manufacturer.
and only turned to motorcycle production after WW2.
The firm commenced with a 50cc ultra-lightweight before swiftly moving on to a 75cc model.
the Capriolo 75.
which was notable for its use of a pressed-style frame and an unusual four-stroke engine of the overhead 'face cam' type.
which also featured a longitudinal (rather than transverse) crankshaft.
Sports versions won their class in the 1954 Milan-Taranto and 1955 Giro Motociclistico d'Italia.
At the Milan Show in November 1953.
Capriolo launched the 'Cento 50'.
one of the very few Italian motorcycles to be powered by a BMW-style horizontally opposed engine.
This was followed.
in 1.
the Capriolo marque emerged in 1948 from the ashes of the giant Caproni group.
formerly one of Italy's largest manufacturing concerns.
Caproni had been founded in the first decade of the 20th Century as an aircraft manufacturer.
and only turned to motorcycle production after WW2.
The firm commenced with a 50cc ultra-lightweight before swiftly moving on to a 75cc model.
the Capriolo 75.
which was notable for its use of a pressed-style frame and an unusual four-stroke engine of the overhead 'face cam' type.
which also featured a longitudinal (rather than transverse) crankshaft.
Sports versions won their class in the 1954 Milan-Taranto and 1955 Giro Motociclistico d'Italia.
At the Milan Show in November 1953.
Capriolo launched the 'Cento 50'.
one of the very few Italian motorcycles to be powered by a BMW-style horizontally opposed engine.
This was followed.
in 1.
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