Subject: RE: 1975 build plate and signing in
Author: Gary Cheek
Date: Dec 23, 2001, 12:59 PM
Post ID: 1709222689
No doubt De Tomaso put a rush on the last of the loops.Not to mention
the 4LS actually cost more to make than the disc!
Just wanted to set the record straight on what some erroneously refer
to as a 1973 1/2 .
Alan Dunphy wrote:
| Gary, There is another explanation for the '74s with Amal carbs and 4 shoe brakes. U. S. dealers had no problem selling the '74 models, both Eldorado and LAPD. Supposedly this was the best selling Moto Guzzi to date and when De Tomaso bought Moto Guzzi he stopped production of the loopframes. When dealers ran out of thier stocks and started begging for more Premier located 500(?) in Europe and brought them over. I understand that a large percentage of these were 850 GT models with four shoes and Amals though some had discs. Alan '74 Eldorado LAPD Wixomized MGNOC 4352 Alan R. Dunphy adun-@mint.net 21 West ST. Pittsfield, ME 04967-1426 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Cheek Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 4:16 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: 1975 build plate and signing in Of course, 1974 models had the front disc > brake. No , some early 74 models had 4LS fronts and Amal carbs ,as did your 74 titled Eldos. Later 74 Eldos were equipped with disc fronts. It is all too common to hear the 4 leading shoe equipped Eldos referred to as "1973 1/2, "NO SUCH THING ! By 1973 the US government was getting involved and the model year was declared by the manufacturer .This was to monitor compliance with motor vehicle safety and emission standards which changed every year.Mid year changes usually required government approval but did not get a model year change to distinguish them. The model year stamped on bikes built in late 1973 was 1974. As Greg explained 1974 model Chevrolets were on the roads in late 1973. |
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1972 Eldo Police Model
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