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Our company was founded in 1947, to produce spare parts and accessories for motor cycles and scooters, using the ”Ariete” trade mark. Right from the beginning, the new brand aquired a reputation for industry-leading quality. In response to increasing requests from collectors and restorers for scarce or unobtainable spare parts, we have decided to re-assess the contents of our tool store, which is a treasury of old dies, many of which go back several decades. The tools involved, many of which were made by hand by artisan die-sinkers and die-cutters, bear witness to the difficult post-war period of European reconstruction. These tools have been the cause of many nostalgic discussions with the founder of the company, Sandro Mentasti, who recalls the struggles, sacrifices, enthusiasm, and sheer dynamism of those times. Thanks to the invaluable assistance of our colleague and dear friend Giorgio Grassi, who has worked with Ariete ever since 1947, and whose entire professional life has been devoted to the rubber industry, we have been able to rebuild a line of old compression-moulding machines, on which we are able to produce many of the rubber parts needed by classic bike enthusiasts. This was neccessary because the vintage tooling we have to use can not be fitted to the modern moulding machinery now used throughout the company. In a further effort to retain originality, we scoured the company archives to find the original formulae for the materials used to make the parts needed by our customers. This means that these parts are produced on original machinery, from original tooling, with original materials. Thanks to meticolous research and careful restoration work, we have been able to produce parts for such classic machines as Sertum, Rumi, Guzzi, Mondial, MV, Iso and many others whose producers were at the time included among the Ariete clientele. This catalogue of parts for Old Models is therefore devoted to the many restorers and amateurs of classic motor cycles. It lists many ”unobtainable” parts, which are completely original, and will contribute to the faithful completion of restoration project which are the pride and joy of their owners, and of the motor cycle industry. Varese, novembre 1995
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