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MP3 300 HPE
Ideal for summer, city and fun
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  • 1937

    With the acquisition of the Pontedera plant the company begins producing its own patented motors rather than models under licence. The following years herald success: exports grow exponentially, as do employee numbers, and Piaggio begins to produce a wide range of products for the transport sector: cable cars, funicular railways, trailers, trams, trucks and busses.

  • 1938

    Rinaldo Piaggio dies and his two sons take over his role, Armando at the helm of the plants at Genova-Sestri and Finale Ligure, primarily involved in aeronautical and railway production, and Enrico in the Pisa and Pontedera establishments.

    Enrico has an ambitious plan in mind: to contribute to the mobility of the Italian population by creating a simple, low-cost vehicle which can be used by everyone. To realise his aim he invites brilliant aeronautical designer Corradino D'Ascanio to collaborate with him. This latter is credited with having designed the first modern helicopter