Solved -PJ710- B.G.M. (Brevetti Giuseppe Marotta) L'Aquila, 1947-1949

Paul Jaray · January 30, 2016, 03:45:47 PM

What is this?
1 point for you!
It may be known with 3 different names.
Each one of them will earn you a temporary lock to finish it but only all 3 of them will give you a point
(That's just to avoid lucky random guesses...only if you know the car, you'll find all 3 of them)
Open to all of you!

D-type · February 02, 2016, 01:35:05 PM

Austin J40 Pedal Car

Paul Jaray · February 02, 2016, 04:58:43 PM

Not an Austin and not a pedal car. Not called J40.
The rest is correct.

oko94 · February 03, 2016, 12:20:45 PM

Made in Europe ?

Paul Jaray · February 03, 2016, 02:45:24 PM

Yes.

oko94 · February 04, 2016, 04:29:32 AM

Italian ?

Paul Jaray · February 04, 2016, 05:17:44 AM

Yes!

oko94 · February 04, 2016, 05:29:10 AM

Is it a car for children or for adults ?

Paul Jaray · February 04, 2016, 06:20:21 AM

A real car. Like the Volugrafo or the Volpe.

oko94 · February 08, 2016, 02:34:07 AM

Can the information be found online ?

Paul Jaray · February 08, 2016, 03:23:11 AM

Yes, but it won't be that easy

kwgibbs · February 08, 2016, 07:47:21 AM

was this little car a one-off?

Paul Jaray · February 08, 2016, 08:10:18 AM

This car was produced by a company.
This is the only pic I ever find of it but it shows the prototype. There is another pic of the 'final' version that is rather different, but that too remained a one-off.
This name can be found in some literature too, but not all sources mention it.

luisps · February 08, 2016, 10:43:08 AM

Could it be a BERTONI?

Paul Jaray · February 08, 2016, 10:46:15 AM

Not Bertoni.

luisps · February 08, 2016, 11:11:18 AM

A similar one was the Sicilian PULCINO also known as ARTESI, family name of its creator.

Paul Jaray · February 08, 2016, 11:18:16 AM

All good guesses, but not one of those.

oko94 · February 12, 2016, 02:26:33 AM

Powered by a motorcycle engine ?

luisps · February 12, 2016, 02:38:13 AM

As you require 3 names related between let me propose: PARVA-MOTO FONGRI-FRATELLI GRIGNANI from Torino

Paul Jaray · February 12, 2016, 04:21:35 AM

Quote from: oko94 on February 12, 2016, 02:26:33 AM
Powered by a motorcycle engine ?

I have all the details of it but it's not reported if it's from a motorcycle.

Quote from: luisps on February 12, 2016, 02:38:13 AM
As you require 3 names related between let me propose: PARVA-MOTO FONGRI-FRATELLI GRIGNANI from Torino

Another good guess, but it's not.
The 3 names are required just to avoid blind & lucky guesses. If you'll find one of them, you'll earn a lock to prove you find the car and it was not just a guess. Only the 3 names will give you the point but once there, it will be easy

Paul Jaray · April 05, 2016, 11:07:10 AM

Those 3 names are: an acronym, builder's name and model's name.
They all can be found in the full name of this company, the latter being the city...

Paul Jaray · April 18, 2016, 07:58:24 AM

This is the final prototype:

Paul Jaray · August 24, 2016, 07:54:41 AM

This one is hard but not impossible.
This maker is not reported in books or magazines but if you looked for obscure Italian makers, you probably found out a paper with a bigger list where this name appears.

luisps · August 26, 2016, 03:20:23 AM

Before or afther 1950?

Paul Jaray · August 26, 2016, 06:27:58 AM

The prototype is from 1947 and the final version from 1949.
1949 is the year reported in one on-line source (but not too easy to find).

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Solved -PJ710- B.G.M. (Brevetti Giuseppe Marotta) L'Aquila, 1947-1949