It doesn’t roll off the tongue as KTM does, but by the end of this piece, you’re going to know a little more about the Austrian metal foundry called Vöcklabrucker Metallgießerei GmbH.
For one thing, it’s been around for a long time—since 1955, in fact. That means, if you’re doing the math, it was due to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2025. While that doesn’t quite have the punch of a 75th anniversary, it’s still a long time for a company to be around. Most probably, it would’ve taken great pride in celebrating the decades of metalwork it had provided to its customers.
But not any longer.
Why? Because on December 13, 2024, the Austrian…
