Showing posts with label parilla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parilla. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Parilla Levriere / Greyhound in Argentina

Roberto in Argentina has gotten in touch with pictures of his newly acquired Parilla Levriere scooter (or Greyhound as the model was known in the UK and States). It looks to be in really sound condition and is a rare and unusual machine.

It is always good to hear from readers of the blog, to see their rides, and better still to help out a fellow enthusiast. Roberto was after a workshop manual so I was able to put him in touch with Philip in France who sent in pictures of his Parilla six months or so ago.  

Parilla Greyhound in Argentina

The 150cc two stroke power plant of the Greyhound. The same
motor as Parilla used in several motorcycles too.

This motor should make the Greyhound fairly spritely.
Parilla later became known for fast two stroke go-kart motors.

The other side of the Greyhound. Like many scooter offerings
from manufacturers more used to making motorcycles the
Greyhound is designed as much as a small-wheeled motorcycle
with bodywork as a fully-blown scooter.

Handlebars and cockpit of the Greyhound.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Parilla Greyhound

The owner of this lovely Parilla Greyhound, Philip, got in touch from France. If anyone can help him out with a copy of a workshop manual please contact me and I'll pass details on.

Update: workshop manual now found but if anyone has a spare glovebox to fit beneath the speedo on the legshields it would be appreciated.


Monday, September 5, 2016

Parilla Levriere / Greyhound 150cc scooter

Advertising flyer for the Moto Parilla Levriere scooter. Curiously the Parilla was sold as the Levriere in the UK and the Greyhound in the US. Obviously enough Levriere is Italian for Greyhound but why they would think that the Brits wouldn't need this translating when the Americans would is baffling.

The Levriere was introduced in 1952 as a 125 and became a 150 in 1953. Production continued up until 1958. It doesn't appear that the Levriere was a big seller, I can vaguely recall seeing a survivor but it is certainly a very rare scooter these days.

There's more info on the Parilla marque on the Moto Parilla North America page.



Parilla Levriere / Greyhound brochure
front page.

Parilla Levriere / Greyhound brochure
centre page 1.

Parilla Levriere / Greyhound brochure
centre page 2.

Parilla Levriere / Greyhound brochure
rear page.