Fusi Ferro

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Società Fusi Ferro
legal form
founding 1932
resolution 1957
Seat Milan , Italy
Branch Motorcycle manufacturer , automobile manufacturer

Fusi motorcycle from 1937

Società Fusi Ferro , previously A. Fusi & C., SpA , was an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles . The brand name was initially Ras , later Fusi .

Company history

Achille Fusi founded in 1932 in Milan , the company A. Fusi & C., SpA , imported motorcycles from FN and began production of motorcycles. After the death of Achille Fusi, Luigi Beaux led the company. Later it was renamed Società Fusi Ferro . In 1948 the attempt to start automobile production followed, but it failed. Motorcycle production ended in 1957.

vehicles

motorcycles

The first motorcycles were similar to the models from FN and were powered by built-in engines from JAP with a displacement of 175 cc . From 1933 engines from Italian production were also available. In 1934 a dedicated engine with 175 cm³ displacement and JAP engines with 175 cm³, 250 cm³ and 500 cm³ displacement were available. In 1935 a prototype of an engine with 250 cm³ displacement and an overhead camshaft was created . In 1937 three-wheeled delivery vans were also available. For the models M 25 CFS and M 25 CFSS , which appeared in 1941 , the design-related top speed was 110 km / h and 135 km / h, respectively.

The models M 25 CF Sport Lusso and M 25 CF Supersport followed in 1948 with single-cylinder engines and 250 cm³ displacement. These models were replaced in 1950 by the M 25 CFS and in 1951 by the M 25 CF SS . The latter was given a top speed of 125 km / h.

Automobiles

The only model Aurora 8 was presented at the Turin Motor Show in 1948 . The vehicle with 295 cm wheelbase had independent suspension , a roof made of Plexiglas and offered space for six people. The driver's seat was arranged centrally. An eight-cylinder in - line engine with a capacity of 1086 cm³ and an output of 60 hp provided the drive . The engine was composed of two four-cylinder engines from the Fiat 500 Topolino . The maximum speed was given as 125 km / h. Despite numerous orders, the vehicle did not go into series production.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
  • Collective of authors: Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Brands · Models · Technology. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1989
  • S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6

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