Frera was a very large company that also made motorcycles. They were heavily damaged during the war and may not have been able to restart successfully. As I mentioned, the book was written in 1946, with much of the research done in the years prior; many things happened in the years immediately after the war. Atala (and Lygie that it absorbed) is still located in Padova. I think Torpado was also absorbed by Rizzato.
Steven
> > Frera (Scoizzato) 1897 Padova
> > Lygie (Rizzato) 1905 Padova
> > Atala (Rizzato) 1907 Padova
> > Torpado (Torresini) 1908 Padova
> I was struck that a fair number of these companies were founded
> in Padova (a.k.a. Padua). I've never heard of Frera - but
> didn't the others eventually move their operations to either
> Turin or Milan?
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
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