Prof. Enrico Bernardi of Verona was a leading automobile pioneer and a skilful inventor who took out a number of patents. He also built the Italian first motor car to travel on Italian roads. The three-wheeler 3,5 HP with its “duc” coachwork displays many of Bernardi’s inventions: cylinder with detachable head, overhead valves and a centrifugal inlet valve regulator, constant-level carburettor with float and spray nozzle, incandescent ignition with platinum heat sponge, and geometrically correct steering.
Presented by Michelin Italiana S.p.A., Torino
Engine: rear, 1 flat cylinder
Capacity: 624 cc
Max.power output: 3,5 bhp at 800 rpm
Three-speed gearbox
Max.speed: 35-40 km/h
Weight: 270 kg