@dnc1 , Here is an excerpt from my
Italia Bicyclopedia with the Vecchi entry including your post properly credited and referenced
, and surrounded by many other 'well known' Italian brands:
...
Vagner* (fork crowns; 40s?-80s? *French company, but also utilized by Italian builders)
Vaira (builder?, from Pinerolo Torino; private bike shop selling own brand Italian bikes;
Bianchi dealer of Lombardia region)
Valentino (need to research)
Valla (need to research)
Vallorani (need to research)
Valloreia (need to research)
Varsalona (need to research)
Vecchi, Cicli (shop brand?, possible
Antonio Alpi built frame?; est. 1938?; address Via Ravenna-38 Roma) [mid-late 1940s? frame example with 2nd-3rd? gen.
Cambio Corsa shifting system and internal cable routing on top tube,
Libelulla tubing] ["a shop at Via Ravenna 38, Roma is still there in the same form as a small shop; but today it, and the adjacent unit, is an opticians. The optician's shop is owned and run by a Signor Fulvio
Vecchi, and their website says that the family has been in operation from this building since 1938! I am guessing that he may be the son, grandson, or great grandson of this bike's originator." {October 2021; from dnc1;
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/cicli-vecchi-roma-italia.199049/unread}]
Vecchietti (need to research)
Vedovati Benedetti (need to research)
Vektor (
Magliano Alpi)
Velital (by
Olmo, Celle Ligure)
Veloetruria (need to research)
...
That is essentially what my current list looks like. Anything in
bold is referenced. As you can see (and can't see); many many names without any info, so much work is left to do.