At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
31, rue Poussin, Paris 16.
Geo Dupuy built the Avance 175cc of 1925 and also G.D. motorcycles.
The firm also sold Ner-a-car and Evans motorcycles, and was the agent for Cyclemotor. They later marketed an Evans replica as the L'Evans français with a 175cc Duten engine. These were the first French-built Evans machines. They were later built by other companies including Coren & David in Orange, Vaucluse.
Dupuy's machines took part in the Paris-Nice events.
Evans 1920, Paris
Bicyclette motorisée Evans (1920) fabriquée par Cyclemotor Brothers
Evans Motocyclette 1921
Agents: Geo. Dupuy, Paris. Coren & David, Orange (Vaucluse)
European manufacturers and agents for Evans Motorcycles
Sources: La Moto Francaise, zhumoriste.
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