Moto Guzzi, Grand Tourer (gt) 16, 500 (498) Cc, 1931.

Moto GUZZI, Grand Tourer (GT) 16, 500 (498) cc, 1931.
No documentation is preserved. To be restored.
The engine has movement (not blocked). Moto Guzzi (also known as Guzzi in Italy) is the name of a famous and legendary Italian motorcycle manufacturer, founded on March 15, 1921, by Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and mechanic Giovanni Ravelli. Over time, the company was controlled by various companies and, in 2004, it became part of the Piaggio Group. In 2005, Daniele Bandiera was appointed Managing Director of Moto Guzzi SpA. According to the founders' plans, Moto Guzzi became known for its victories in Grand Prix motorcycling. In 1935, it participated in a race on the Isle of Man and won the Senior TT class (500 cc motorcycles). ) and Lightweight (350 cc motorcycles). In both cases, the rider was Stanley Woods, who, until the previous year, had been a rider for the Husqvarna brand. Until the mid-1940s, the traditional 500 cc 4-stroke single-cylinder engine was the most powerful engine sold to the public. In 1927, Giuseppe Guzzi designed a prototype derived from the sports model, which he called the Grand Tourer (GT), and with which he himself made a 6,000 km trip to the North Cape (CT 500) in the summer of 1928, thus creating very good publicity for the company. The GT 16 (498 displacement) was introduced in 1931, with an engine and chassis derived from the Sport 15, and 754 were built.