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'''Moto Laverda Company''' was created in 1949 by Francesco Laverda. The roots of the Laverda [[Motorcycle]] company go back to 1873, when Pietro Laverda (1845-1930) decided to start an agricultural [[engines]] enterprise in the small rural village of Breganze. Almost exactly three quarters of a century later, with a spirit of enterprise and feeling the need to improve the situation of an economically underdeveloped region which had suffered badly from two world wars, in October 1949, Pietro's grandson Francesco founded, Moto Laverda S.A.S - Dottore Francesco Laverda e fratelli. | |||
Laverda made motorbikes from 75 to 200ccs between 1949 to 1969. | |||
Later, it produced the 750 LAVERDA which sold well across Europe and the U.S. The Laverda brand was absorbed by [[Piaggio]], when in 2004, Piaggio absorbed [[Aprilia]]. | |||
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[[Category:Italian motorcycles]] | |||