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| The owner of our Company was born in the Italian village of Roveleto di Cadeo in the Province of Piacenza on the 29th May, 1933. He is the son of a garage proprietor and spent much of his early youth amidst the engines and machinery f the workshop. It is hardly surprising , then, that when only 10 years of age he was riding his first motorcycle. | |
| In 1949 and 1950 when still too young to hold the necessary F.M.I License he entered racing, but in his Uncle's name, Cesare Provini. Under this name and in both these years he won the Provincial Championships. By 1953 he was old enough to enter in his own name and riding the Mondial 125cc machine, he won the Third Category's Italian Championships. He also won 2nd place in the great Milano-Taranto Race. | |
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Tarquinio's climb to fame was to be swift and dramatic. 1954 saw him as Champion of the 2nd Category, having won also the Motogiro of Italy. During the second half of this season the Italian Motorcycling Governing Body, the F.M.I, promoted Tarquinio as a First Category Rider, and he continued the season by winning the Spanish G.P. and gained 2nd place in the Italian. |
| Now a fully fledged and World famous driver, he continued travelling the racing curcuits of the World, tragically on one of his favourite circuits, the Isle of Man, he suffered a very severe fall. The 16th September, 1966 was a very black day for the still young Tarquinio. The doctors announced that his back was broken and that he would never walk again, let alone race. | |
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Once he had accepted that he would be unable to race again he drove himself to other fields connected with his love for motorcycles. He had the brainwave to produce miniature models of the motorcycles that he and his worthy opponents had ridden in strenuous competition the World over. |
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Today, the modern factory just outside Bologna is a tribute to this brave man who strives continuously for perfection. |
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It
seemed so far down the road, but today it's reality. We have entered
the the Year 2000. With
this passion Protar have been re-producing cars and motorbikes since
1963. Happy Shopping!
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