Moto Guzzi Other models
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Moto Guzzi – other vehicles: the collective page outside the named ranges with the Ercole three-wheeled load carrier, single-cylinder engine, 13.1 to 17.8 kW, gross weight up to 2.5 t
This page gathers the Moto Guzzi vehicles the register could not assign to a named range: the three-wheeled Ercole load carrier. Moto Guzzi was founded in 1921 in Mandello del Lario in northern Italy and, from the 1940s, built alongside its motorcycles a simple three-wheeled commercial vehicle with a single-cylinder engine for light goods transport.
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The register lists 2 versions here with 13.1 to 17.8 kW from the single-cylinder engine, kerb weights from 720 to 820 kg and gross vehicle weights from 2,250 to 2,500 kg; width ranges from 1,460 to 1,580 mm.
In post-war Italy the Ercole was a common means of transport for tradespeople, farmers and small traders, at a time when four-wheeled vans were still scarce and expensive, competing with similar three-wheeled load carriers from Piaggio (Ape) and Benelli. Even today the Ercole is regarded among collectors and vintage-vehicle enthusiasts as a symbol of post-war Italian mobility on three wheels, alongside its motorcycle-based siblings.
For a used example, check the condition of the engine and clutch, the operation of the mechanical brakes on all three wheels, rust protection on the load bed and frame, and the condition of the steering; parts for the single-cylinder engine are available through Moto Guzzi specialists and vintage-vehicle parts dealers.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Moto Guzzi (weitere Modelle), Moto Guzzi
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