Brief History of the Marque
Ganna manufactured numerous handsome, sporty machines in Varese, Italy,
from 1923 well into the 1960s using engines in the 175-500cc range from
Blackburne
and JAP prior to WWII, and then with 49cc to 250cc
two-strokes from Puch,
Sachs
and Minarelli. In 1936 they built their own
500cc four-valve overhead cam engine.
Although not greatly successful in competition, there is a record of
a Ganna JAP finishing second in a race at the Circuito delle Prealpi Varesene,
Varese, in July 1931.
There is a book on Ganna:
Ganna: il campione, le gare, le motociclette - by Ernesto Restelli.
(Azzate: LVG, 2001). Italian. 127 p., illustrations, 21 x 30 cm. Autobiography
of Italian racer, Luigi Ganna. Covers bicycle and motorcycle racing.
Nov 9th 2005
Look at this site, it has pictures of four Gannas.
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/m/ganna.htm
you canfind more info on this site by searching"Oldtimers Picture Gallery
Thanks for any information that you can find.
Woody
Tue Nov 08 2005
wkfogg
imt.net
Ganna Motorcycle, 250 Normale
I have this machine, and I am in the process of rebuilding. What
do I have? The only one in existance???
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