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As at May 2012 La Marzocco produces the following products:

Strada
Th La Marzocco Strada was introduced in 2010. It is the first La Marzocco to feature variable pressure profiling as well as a separate boiler for each brew head, with each boiler being temperature programable. .

The strada is available in Electronic Paddle (EP) or Mechanical Paddle(MP) configurations, with both configurations being available in 2 or 3 2 or 3 groups.0

Linea
The La Marzocco Linea was introduced in xxxx

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The Linea is available with 1, 2, 3 or 4 groups. It is available in "automatic" (Volumetric), "semi-automatic" or mechanicalpaddle  (Known as "AV, "EE" and "MP" respectively) configurations.

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FB/70
The La Marzocco FB/70 is a special model to celebrate La Marzocco's 70th anniversary.

The The FB/70 essentially shares the same internals as the Linea, which results in the same technical specifications. It is available with 2, 3 or 4 groups. It is available in "automatic" (Volumetric), "semi-automatic" or mechanicalpaddle  (Known as "AV, "EE" and "MP" respectively) configurations.

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FB/80
The FB/80 is a special model released in xxxx to celebrate the company's 80th anniversary. Available in 2, 3 or 4 groups

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Mistral
http://keesvanderwesten.com/earlier-work-mistral.html Kees van der Westen build the La Marzocco Mistral for La Marzocco between 1995 and 2004. La Marzocco then bought the design of the Mistral off Kees van der Westen and continued to make the machines themselves.

The Mistral is available in 2 or 3 groups. It shares the internals with the La Marzocco Linea and thus the technical specifications are the same, except size and weight. 116 Mistrals were made by Kees van der Westen.

http://www.lamarzoccousa.com/portfolio/mistral/

History
Kees Van Der Westen was the official importer of La Marzocco Machines to The Netherlands from xxxx to xxxx.

Speedster
In his role as Official La Marzocco importer to The Netherlands, Kees Van Der Westen had possession to several paddle Groups

Mistral
from the La Marzocco GS machines. Using these groups, the single group Speedster was built. A total of 6 were built in 2001. From 1995 to 2004.

Features:
 * Dual-boiler
 * Pressure switch controlled steam boiler