Solved -PJ692- M.M. (Maggi & Mazzotti) 1100 Monoposto, 1926

Paul Jaray · December 21, 2015, 04:10:11 AM

Not for what they built.

oko94 · December 21, 2015, 04:45:48 PM

For what they raced or drove ?

Paul Jaray · December 22, 2015, 03:32:09 AM

Yes!

oko94 · December 22, 2015, 07:07:20 AM

Did they race motorcycles ?

D-type · December 22, 2015, 12:25:11 PM

Built by one of the Marzotto family?

Powered by Peugeot?

Paul Jaray · December 22, 2015, 04:14:10 PM

They did not race motorcycles (or at least it's not reported in their wikipedia page) but are both not obscure.
I have not much details on the car but It was still out there few years ago.
Not Marzotto.

nicanary · December 22, 2015, 05:14:48 PM

Were the builders brothers, or unrelated?

Paul Jaray · December 22, 2015, 05:18:00 PM

Unrelated.(..but forever connected).

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 04:13:06 AM

Are they known for being plane pilots ?

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 07:53:22 AM

One for sure...

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 08:03:27 AM

Was he a WWI hero ?

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 08:24:14 AM

He was not remembered as an hero. They were both quite known for something else...and still are.

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 09:21:16 AM

Was Italo Balbo one of the guys ?

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 09:37:02 AM

Nope...but one of them has been pretty close to him in at least one occasion.

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 09:55:57 AM

Gabriele D'Annunzio ?

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 12:22:21 PM

Non him.

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 12:26:50 PM

Let's get back to the plane pilot : did he become famous because he broke a record / achieved something spectacular ?

Allan L · December 23, 2015, 12:42:11 PM

Quote from: oko94 on December 23, 2015, 12:26:50 PM
Let's get back to the plane pilot : did he become famous because he broke a record / achieved something spectacular ?

Such as the Schneider Trophy pilots Mario de Bernardi (but I doubt it would be him), Adriano Bacula, Tommasso Dal Molin or Federico Guazetti?

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 12:43:23 PM

Nope. I read it was also a pilot on his page.. I didn't remember that.
In the aviation is also the connection with Balbo, for a specific episode...

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 23, 2015, 12:43:23 PM
In the aviation is also the connection with Balbo, for a specific episode...

Was one of the puzzle guys a pilot of one of the flying boats involved in the transatlantic flights led by Balbo in 1930 and 1933 ?

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 01:54:14 PM

Nope. This episode is not much known. Only if you already know who we are talking about, you could find it in his bio...and I don't know if it's in Balbo's.
Let's say he once was in trouble and received some help.
The builders of this car joined few others to 'do' what assured them their fame.

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 02:03:08 PM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 23, 2015, 01:54:14 PM
Only if you already know who we are talking about, you could find it in his bio...

Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 09, 2015, 12:38:01 PM
Not impossible to solve

I see a contradiction here

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 02:16:41 PM

It is not...but it is hard to explain why.
2 men build this car.
They were also gentlemen drivers.
1 of them was a pilot too.
They did something that will make them known all over the world (of course if we remain in our field, cars

)
Reading the bio of 1 of them you can read that episode about Balbo, but it's not that relevant.

Paul Jaray · December 23, 2015, 02:21:04 PM

A group of gentlemen drivers...joined togheter...what could they possible do of such an importance to be remembered till nowadays?
I think with your next guess will arrive a lock...

oko94 · December 23, 2015, 02:24:26 PM

Aymo Maggi and Franco Mazzotti ?

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Solved -PJ692- M.M. (Maggi & Mazzotti) 1100 Monoposto, 1926