Federico Della Ferrera
Federico Della Ferrera (born July 3, 1887 in Turin ; May 19, 1965 ibid) was an Italian cyclist and motorcycle racer as well as engineer , entrepreneur and founder of the Fratelli Della Ferrera company .
Career
Federico Della Ferrera was a cyclist at a young age and took part for u. a. for Italy participated in the cycling competitions of the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens . While he was eliminated in the preliminary round in the 1000 m time trial and the 5000 m track, he finished sixth in the 333.33 m time trial over one lap.
After the brothers Federico and Giovanni had been involved in bicycle and engine construction for a long time , they founded the Fabbrica di Motocicli Fratelli Della Ferrera company in their hometown of Turin in 1909 , which produced motorcycles and, in 1924, a cycle car . The brothers designed the machines at least partially themselves, and Federicio Della Ferrera even patented a two-stroke engine in the USA in 1925 .
Della Ferrera took part in numerous motorcycle races with the self-built machines in the 1910s and early 1920s and was particularly successful in both hill climbs and circuit races in his Piedmontese homeland . Between 1912 and 1922, he celebrated three victories each at the Colle Torinesi ( Sassi - Superga ) and Susa - Moncenisio mountain races .
Due to the Second World War , Della Ferrera ceased motorcycle production in 1942. Federico Della Ferrera died in his hometown of Turin in 1965 at the age of 77.
literature
- Encyclopedia of the motorcycle . Brands - models - technology. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-86047-142-2 , p. 133-136 (Italian: Enciclopedia della moto . Novara .).
Web links
- Federico Della Ferrera in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on May 7, 2020.
- Federico Della Ferrera. www.sitodelciclismo.net, accessed May 7, 2020 (Italian).
- DELLA FERRERA Corsa (Race) del 1911 - Cilindrata 500 cc - 4 speeds. amicidellemotobicisottocanna.blogspot.com, accessed May 7, 2020 (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patent US1523341A : Two-stroke engine. Registered November 22, 1923 , published January 13, 1925 , inventor: Federico Della Ferrera.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Della Ferrera, Federico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist and motorcycle racer as well as engineer, entrepreneur founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1965 |
| Place of death | Turin |