Moto Guzzi Museum

Mandello del Lario (ITA)

The Museum displays unique pieces such as the first motorcycle built by Carlo Guzzi in 1919, the only one bearing the G.P. (Guzzi-Parodi) logo, alongside some of the most celebrated examples in the world such as the extraordinary Otto Cilindri 500 from 1957, created by the genius of Giulio Cesare Carcano.

The exhibition area reserved for production motorcycles is made up of a collection of over 80 vehicles which, together with the story of the production history of the Eagle of Mandello, offer a glimpse of the social and economic evolution of our country. This is the case of the legendary Norge from 1928, the first grand tourer in the history of motorcycles, designed by Carlo Guzzi together with his brother Giuseppe, the Guzzi Sport and GT series from the 1930s, the Airone, the most popular medium-displacement motorcycle in Italy from 1939 to 1957, or the Falcone, the dream of all motorcyclists in the 1950s.

But Moto Guzzi also entered history for the vehicles that characterized the mobility of Italians in the post-war period, such as the Motoleggera 65 “Guzzino” and the Galletto, or “reinvented” the concept of a sports bike in the late 1960s like the V7 Sport with its 90° V-twin engine.

Alongside the production bikes, the exhibition itinerary is dedicated to the racing bikes that, with their exploits, have written the pages of the sporting legend of the Mandello del Lario company. Among these, the 1924 Guzzi 4V, the bike with which Guido Mentasti won the first European title on the Monza circuit; the 1946 Bicilindrica 500 by Omobono Tenni; the Guzzi 350 “World Champion” in 1955; and, to arrive in more recent times, the V7 record, the motorcycle derived from the V7 series, which set 19 speed records in June and October 1969 at the Monza racetrack.

The museum exhibition is completed by the "The Sound of Passion" section, where the most interesting films in Moto Guzzi history are shown.

Address: Via Emanuele Vittorio Parodi, 63, 23826 Mandello del Lario LC

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