The scarce Viceroy scooter of 1960s

As we all know, that in the 1950s to 1960s can be said as of the scooter heyday. It can be seen with the many emerging scooter brands in the world (especially in Europe).

In addition to Italy, which has been known as the country where the beginning of the emergence of this scooter trend occurred, it turns out in Britain there are also many emerging brands that also create an unusual form of scooters. And one of them is a scooter made by Velocette.

1960 Velocette Viceroy used a unique front-mounted 250cc two-stroke engine. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2ZyOaDh)

Velocette is a line of motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles during its lifetime, as the mass-produced machines of the giant BSA and Norton concerns.

In 1960, Velocette introduced the Velocette Viceroy, an unusual-shaped scooter that carried a 250 cc twin-stroke engine. What is unique to Viceroy is its twin-cylinder engine is mounted in front, and the fuel tank is mounted under the front legshield. The engine itself is very compact, and is connected to the clutch and transmission mounted behind by the drive shaft of the flywheel mounted on the engine.

1960 Velocette Viceroy's engine is capable of spewing power of more than 15 hp (11 kW) and made a comfortable cruising speed reported 65 mph (105 kph). (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2WX9Qau)

This scooter has also applied an electric starter to start the engine, by using a 12 volt electrical system, has a very low center of gravity, and this scooter engine is capable of spewing power of more than 15 hp (11 kW) and made a comfortable cruising speed reported 65 mph (105 kph). No wonder if the Viceroy scooter model performance, handling and features could be said to be the first class.

But unfortunately this scooter came at the wrong time where the market power and the rider preferences had been changed very drastic, it causing the scooter to be unsuccessful in sales. It was noted later that the company had never made a scooter anymore until closed in February 1971.😭

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The most gorgeous French scooter of the 1950s

The Italian 'scooter invasion' of the late 1940s to early 1950s was a challenge to every European vehicle manufacturer. Of all the French manufacturers' responses, the Terrot scooter was one of the most inspired. Previously, there's Bernardet another French company had already responded in 1950 to the Italian challenge; but their machines were large and not as chic as a Lambretta or Vespa.

1952 Terrot VMS1 98cc with frame number 068 is one of 100 machines that included in the early batch. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3geKTzh)

A number of other manufacturers also fielded scooters that were old-fashioned in their styling, painfully obvious seen when Lambretta bodywork was totally restyled in the early fifties. Even though the early Terrot scooters were only used a 98cc engine and so not very successful at a practical level. And the consumers in the time saw the Terrot was a design success, and supported by its most dynamic marketing campaign that the French had ever seen so far.

1952 Terrot VMS1 98cc with engine number 700168 could be said as the oldest Terrot scooter currently known. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3geKTzh)

The most interesting aspect of its advertising is that it was promoted as a 'two-wheeled car.' See how the ad below ("like a luxury car") pictures it large in the foreground with a car in the background to emphasis its apparent has a larger size. Nothing could be further from the truth – it's only a small scooter!

By using a 98cc two-stroke engine that is considered underpowered in the time, but doesn't diminish the beauty of 1952 Terrot VMS1 until now. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3geKTzh)

But we're known for sure its dynamic 'modern' styling had appealed to the youth of the day. And, like all scooters, with the enclosed bodywork hiding any hint whatsoever of its mechanical innards, advertising was pitched directly to the female motorists. Of course, cars also hide their oily bits, and We're sure this was the psychological connection intended by the advertising campaigns.

1953 Terrot VMS2 used a 125cc two-stroke engine and coupled with a 3-speed gearbox. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2AO6nCH)

The company's first scooter was displayed at the Paris Salon in late 1951 but did not go into full production until March 1952. And the first Terrot scooter model named VMS1 and only made in limited numbers, ie 100 units only. 

1956 Terrot VMS3 (Scooterrot) used a 125cc two-stroke engine. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/36jVUdH)

Then in 1953-1954, the company made the VMS2 models with a 125cc engine and 3-speed gearbox. Compared to the VMS1 there are few external variations that were added.

Later, the VMS3 scooter models were introduced in May 1955, was renamed the 'Scooterrot.' And after all these years of success and then the company's scooter production should be ceased in 1957 due to unknown reasons. While the remaining VMS3 models were known to be exported to England by Phealon and Moore in 1958.
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Did you know the Colibri scooter?

If you talk about two-wheeled vehicles from Austria, of course maybe you will immediately mention the KTM brand (Kronreif & Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen). Yes, indeed this brand is one of the leading motorcycle brands from Austria that produces various types of motorized vehicles to date. Then there are other two-wheeled vehicle brands such as Puch which is quite well known in the 1950s to 1960s.

Then more specifically talking about scooters made by Austrian manufacturers, the Puch scooter brand is quite well-known compared to other country brands such as KTM, and maybe only a few know if KTM has also made scooters in the past.

1952 Colibri Standard used a 125cc DKW motor that can be speeding up to its top speed of 80kph with only 198 units ever produced. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3ctSk30)

But does anyone know apart from the two Austrian brands mentioned above who also made scooters? Apparently, there is an unknown small company that made the scooter products under the trademark 'Colibri.' As quoted from Cybermotorcycle, that the company was founded by Josef Walter and is domiciled in Frömmel Gasse 28, Vienna 21.

This Vienna-based small company made its first scooter prototype in 1947 and then produced it starting in 1952. All of the scooters at that time used machines made by the German manufacturer DKW.

The first model called Colibri Standard used a 125cc DKW motor with a top speed of 80kph with only 198 units ever produced. Another model called Colibri 175 used a 175cc DKW motor with a top speed of 90kph and only 3 units produced. 

1952 Colibri Standard under red-white on display at the Villacher Fahrzeugmuseum in Austria. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3bqRyCJ)

Indeed, the machines were of considerable quality but the price was rather too high for the market to bear, and as a result, the scooter sales numbers were poor, with a total output of 201 scooters by the time the small factory ceased manufacture in 1954.😭

1952 Colibri Standard under red-white on display at the Villacher Fahrzeugmuseum in Austria. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3bqRyCJ)

Not much is known about this Colibri brand, because of the rarity of the scooter product and it is unknown how many units remain to this day. So if you want to see this scooter outside the museum, of course, it's very difficult.

It is very unfortunate if Colibri from Austria did not have time to grow because the company has to face the reality of the rigors of the motor vehicle industry at that time. Maybe that's the fate of this Austrian Colibri who didn't have time to feel flying far away.😭

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The rarest FM Molteni scooter

This time we return to Italy for a moment. Indeed, this pizza country cannot be separated from the automotive world, especially the culture of scooters. Yes, as we all know that from this country the popular culture of scooters first emerged after World War II and then spread throughout the world to date.

1950 FM Molteni T50 was on display as the Legend of the Motorcycle at the International Concours d'Elegance 2006. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3c5M9lM)

It was noted that there were several Italian manufacturers who had made scooters in the past besides Piaggio and Innocenti such as, Ducati was made a beautiful scooter known as the Ducati Brio, then there was Teodoro Carnielli & Co. made a thin scooter named the Carnielli Vittoria Type 65, then there was Rumi 'Ants' Formichino from Moto Rumi, MV Agusta 125 series, Motto Guzzi with its Galletto, etc.

1950 FM Molteni T50 used a two-stroke 125 cc with a three-speed gearbox with the control on the handlebar and a chain-driven transmission. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3c5M9lM)

Well, besides the brands mentioned above there are still more beautiful scooters made by Italian companies, like the scooter as follows named FM Molteni T50. The scooters were produced by the Milan-based company named Officine Meccaniche Fratelli Molteni (FM).

1950 FM Molteni T50 had a truss frame with a single central cast alloy, which incorporated the fuel reservoir and the light support on the saddle. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3c5M9lM)

The company was founded by the Molteni brothers whose previously bore the names, Ditta Molteni, Erba, Como, later Moto Molteni, Molteni later Officine Meccaniche Fratelli. The company's latest production base was in Milan. 

And initially, the company built motorcycles by using an aluminum alloy frame fitted with 350cc and 500cc engines sourced from MAG of Switzerland and Bradshaw (GB). The forks and guards were also of alloy, apparently. One of their logos consisted of three superimposed letters M representing Moto Molteni MAG. Postwar, the logo was a simple FM, with the right leg of the M rounded below.

An advertorial leaflet of the 1952 FM Molteni T50 scooter. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3b3SVXQ)

After being ceased for more than 20 years due to the war, and in 1950 production was resumed at the new plant in Milan, with its first scooter production named FM Molteni T50. This is an alloy-framed scooter. 

The FM Molteni T50 scooter was designed by R. Juga in collaboration with A. Pajaga, and it had a truss frame with single central cast alloy, which incorporated the fuel reservoir and the light support on the saddle. The swingarm was built on top of the truss frame. The engine was a two-stroke 125cc with a three-speed gearbox with the control on the handlebar and a chain-driven transmission. 

1952 FM Molteni T52 comes with aesthetic changes, engine cover, and headlights on the front fenders. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2xw6uBt)

While the second model called FM Molteni T52 featured almost similar two-stroke 125cc engined but with an increase in style and performance with the front fork was cast in one piece, including the fender that contained housing for the spring suspension.

But unfortunately, the company is not long-lived and should be ceased its production for good in 1954 due to financial problems. It is not known how many scooters were produced by this company from 1950 until it ceased production in 1954.

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An Italian classic cockerel of the 1950s

Italy does have a very close relationship with the development of scooters in the world from the beginning up today. Yes, from this pizza country where the culture of scooters began which then spread throughout the world.

Moto Guzzi Galletto the first large-wheeled scooter of the 50s in rally for classic car and motorcycle festive during the Concorso d'Eleganza 2014 event at Lake Como, Italy. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2xx8ZDT)

But it's not just Italian companies like Piaggio or Innocenti that make scooters, apparently there are still many other manufacturers in this country who also made scooters shortly after the second world war ended.

It was noted that there were several Italian manufacturers who had made scooters in the past such as, Ducati was made a beautiful scooter known as the Ducati Brio, then there was Teodoro Carnielli & Co. made a thin scooter named the Carnielli Vittoria Type 65, then there was Rumi 'Ants' Formichino from Moto Rumi, MV Agusta 125 series, etc.

The Moto Guzzi Galletto came to combine the advantages of a motorbike with those of a scooter has. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2RMZQOnT)

And at that time it turned out that scooter fever was also infected Moto Guzzi, an Italian famous motorcycle manufacturer. The motorcycle manufacturer has known endured from the industrys infancy to its place today as one of the oldest European manufacturers in continuous motorcycle production. 

Carlo Guzzi was one of Moto Guzzi’s three co-founders back in 1921, and he was the brainchild behind a scooter/motorcycle hybrid called the Moto Guzzi Galletto (an Italian for cockerel). He decided to combine the advantages of a motorbike with those of a scooter, given the success of the Piaggio with Vespa in the time.

The Galletto came together with a tubular steel frame, leading link fork, and single sided swing arm wrapped around a 192cc . Both wheels were the same size, so an optional spare wheel/tire was thoughtfully included and tucked up front. This was Guzzi’s first scooter, and it was introduced at the 1950 Geneva Motor Show.

1952 Moto Guzzi Galletto came around with a 175cc air-cooled single cylinder engine and four speeds. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2VEqvOl)

Moto Guzzi’s Galletto offered the superior handling qualities of a true motorcycle, it was therefore suitable for long journeys thanks to its comfort and safety, and maintenance very economical. 

The first model that launched in 1950 runs used a 160cc engine coupled with a three-speed manual transmission system, then the Galletto was upgraded to 175cc and four speeds in 1952 and lastly to 192cc air-cooled single in 1954.

After approximately 15 years of production, the Galetto were sold over 75,000 units. With alongside its other famous compatriot scooters, the Vespa and Lambretta, the Galletto is included one of the most iconic Italian classic scooter ever made!

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Linto Marilina was inspired by the beauty of Marilyn Monroe

During the heyday of scooters in the 1950s to 1960s, there were many models produced by motorized-vehicle manufacturers or even individuals, and the following beautiful scooter is one of them. It could be said almost extinct swallowed by time, and perhaps among us as automotive enthusiasts moreover true fans of scooters today have never heard of its name or seen its form. This is a really rare scooter, and may only one-of-a-kind in the world.

1954 Linto Marilina while on display in front of Marilyn Monroe's picture at the Salon Moto Légende 2019. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3addAIm)

Yes, a scooter that has an elegant and luxurious appearance named Linto Marilina, which was a custom-made scooter built by Lino Tonti in 1954 which later became his personal vehicle and built based on the Aermacchi Bicilindrica 250. As mentioned from several sources, the scooter was made in such a way to tribute for the beautiful Hollywood actress, Marilyn Monroe.

At that time, the scooter was built in his workshop by a team that consisted of several people, including Massimo Pasolini, father of Renzo Pasolini (one of the famous Italian motorcycle racers).

1954 Aermacchi Bicilindrica 250 as the base of the Linto Marilina beautiful motor. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2RGUdRw)

After a long time lost from public view, until then in 2015, this scooter was rediscovered in a sad condition. And one and a half years later, a restoration was carried out, so it required several hundred work hours to restore the looks as in its heyday before.

The entire restoration process was carried out by the current owner, Alain Nibart with the help of Dominique Secco and Renard's workshop to reconstruct the wreck that was found with only one or two rare photographs as models. If you want to see pictures of this scooter while in the restoration stage, you can see it.

1954 Linto Marilina was built based on the Aermacchi Bicilindrica 250 to tribute for the beautiful Hollywood actress, Marilyn Monroe. (Picture from: https://pin.it/7lKNFX3)

Aside from the beautiful scooter Marilina above, it turns out that Lino Tonti had also worked on the racing motorbike used by a Swiss racer, Gyula Marsovszky when he managed to finish in the second place (behind Giacomo Agostini) at the World Championship Grand Prix 500cc in 1969.

1954 Linto Marilina has used a 250 cc OHV engine coupled with a 4-speed manual transmission system and said able to run-up to the top speed of 110 kph. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/34Hrnpt)

The racing motorcycle was taking design inspiration from a 1953 prototype named Linto Dama. Initially, the company planned to produce and market it in 3 versions namely, Sport, Scooters (as shown in the photo below) and Tourismo. However, this was never realized.

1953 Linto Dama Scooter 200cc version while on display at the Salon Moto Légende 2019. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3ejrWdA)

Those two Lino Tonti's rare two-wheeled vehicles appeared in public along with hundreds of other legendary motorbikes at the French motorcycle expo event titled 'Salon Moto Légende 2019,' which was held in November 2019. If you have additional information about these scooter figures, don't hesitate to submit it to the comments box below. We really appreciate your help.

The Linto Dama's design was successful to deliver this manufacturer standing on the podium of the World Championship Grand Prix 500cc in 1969 as the second winner. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3ejrWdA)

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Two-wheeled Car from Germany

As we all knew, that in the first years after World War II, the world's economies were ruined and stagnant. So, it can be explained financially at that time no one can afford to buy a car. What we could be seen at the time only the damaged roads throughout Europe, and only bicycles and people on the foot pass over on the streets. Then slowly but sure, these financial limitations also can trigger an explosion in demand for motorbikes and scooters as a means of transportation, so motorcycle manufacturers sprang up all over Europe to revive the economy wheel after being stagnant during World War II.

Due to its unique looks like a car, so the 1951 Maico Mobil earned the title the 'two-wheeled car' in the time. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2RxAbJ7)

At that time it was noted that two Italian manufacturers, Piaggio or Innocenti tried to pioneer two-wheeled vehicles based on the American scooter-designed and then considered as the first country to popularize the culture of scooters throughout the universe since the day. In addition, there are names of producers from England, France, and the Soviet Union and many others which appeared shortly after. And in Germany itself, several producer names have sprung up such as DKW, Glas, Heinkel, Zundapp, Dürkopp, Kroboth, etc.

1952 Maico Mobil 175 scooter. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2RycJvE)

Among the many companies from Germany that produce scooters and one of them is Maico. The company was founded in 1926 by Ulrich Maisch. Initially, this manufacturer produced bicycles, and ten years later the German company developed into producing motorbikes using 143cc engines produced by German specialist 2-stroke engine manufacturer, ILO-Motorenwerke, to power various utilitarian lightweight motorbikes. At the end of World War II, with money from the Marshall Plan, Maico built a line of single and double-cylinder 2-stroke motorbikes under the names Blizzard and Typhoon, and this was followed in 1951 by producing the Maico Mobil.

1954 Maico Mobil MB200 scooter. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2yZUPvhE)

The scooter mentioned above is powered by a 148cc 2-stroke engine, the car has an aluminum bodywork and fairings built on a tubular space frame, which is unique in terms of construction and style and owes little to other two-wheeled vehicles. This provides maximum weather protection and carrying capacity for riders and passengers, and with the engine cooling fan installed between the dashboard and the driver's seat, period reporters find it very difficult to describe it either as a motorcycle or a scooter. Perhaps not surprisingly, it earned the title "two-wheeled car."

1957 Maico Maicoletta 280cc scooter. (Picture from: http://www.flickr.com/)

Then in 1954, the engine capacity was enlarged to 173cc, and the larger 197cc version was debuted too, which was able to produce 11 horsepower at 5,000rpm. The bodywork remains the same throughout the Car production range, but the larger 197cc motorbike sees a 3-speed-grip-controlled transmission replaced by a 4-speeder, which is controlled by a heel-and-toe shifter pedal. The wheels are offset to facilitate wheel replacement in case of a puncture, with a backup stored in the rear bodywork. The front suspension is a telescopic fork, while on the rear the ride is comfortable for pilots and passengers provided by a set of twin shocks along with a plush rubber Pagusa seat.

1958 Maico Mobil MB200. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2K2AM1j)

With a gas tank capacity of 2.5 gallons, the Mobil was perfect for touring, and in early 1953 Willem Dussel completed world exploration with his comprehensively equipped MB200: The combined weight of the driver, suitcase and engine weighing 660 pounds. There is no doubt that even in its standard specifications - the work of the coach themselves weighing 253 pounds - the MB200 is a heavy beast. However, it can maintain a comfortable 50mph cruising speed with little or no protest from its 2-stroke single-engine, as evidenced by the MotorCycle in a review of the model in October 1956.

Unlike most scooters in the time, the Maico scooter fuel tank is mounted in the front under the dashboard, which also contains a glove box, ignition switch, and gear indicator on the speedometer. This leaves room for a large pair of panniers under the seat that is enough to store other goods.

Compared to many similar scooter products at the time, the Mobil was undoubtedly one of the most luxurious scooters built during the 1950s, but its radical appearance and high price meant that it was not a big seller. However, today, it is highly valued and regarded by connoisseurs as the "Holy Grail" of small two-wheeled vehicles. So to get one of the Maico scooters moreover the rare MB200 model has become a dream for the true scooter fans and collectors around the world with the price tags of thousands of euros.

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Have You ever seen this 1954 Paul David scooter?

It is realized or not, in fact, that the presence of a scooter that began in the early 20th century has given its own color and style to the automotive world. How not, the type of vehicle that initially only has a very simple construction, which then in such a way can develop into a vehicle with various forms (while maintaining its basic characteristics). Yes, this vehicle which later became a trend in the 1950s to 1960s and amazingly can continue to grow and survive until now.

This bright-blue gorgeous scooter was made by Paul David in 1954 and restored by his grandson Marc David in 2006. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2wYdYgy)

So it is not surprising if the scooter then arouses the passion and interest of many manufacturers and individuals around the world to make it. For example, see how unique the scooter looks as follows, it was turn out built by the skilled-hand of a French automotive lover in the 1950s. We're found this beautiful scooter for the first time on the Pinterest page while surfing on the internet. Unique isn't it?

This bright-blue gorgeous 1954 Paul David scooter was appeared at the Club Ydral's 20th-anniversary meeting at Rochetaillée Sur Saône, on April 25, 2010. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2XcORBl)

Well, might be some of you have never known or seen a two-wheeled vehicle like the one in the photo above. As quoted from Ydral Club, It was one of the scooters that appeared at the Club Ydral's 20th-anniversary meeting at Rochetaillée Sur Saône, on April 25, 2010, and can be briefly explained that this little blue-colored scooter was made by Paul David in 1954 and known as 1954 Paul David Scooter.

Marc David posed along with his father while attending the Club Ydral's 20th-anniversary meeting at Rochetaillée Sur Saône, on April 25, 2010. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3bYG9KP)

The story began in 1954 when Paul David was 18 years old, at the time he worked in a metal factory. It said, that he intended to have a scooter and built it by himself. The entire scooter frame was made entirely of metal materials, then on that construction was installed a Ydral 175 engine. Well, all made by hand with an 8/10 steel shell welded autogenously.

After the restoration completed, this bright-blue gorgeous 1954 Paul David scooter uses Ydral 125 engine, before that used Ydral 175. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3bYG9KP)

Then it's equipped with a rod taken from Bernardet scooter then mounted the seaters, Renault 4CV headlights, Simca indicators, and other available parts. After the body is finished then coated with cellulose layer by layer, then painted in bright blue color. Then the 140kg weighted scooter was registered and shortly after that approved by the France authorities. It could be seen on the manufacturer's plates are still there, pinned on the scooter's front apron. 

After the scooter construction was completed, Paul David used it for a while, when he joined the army in 1956, the machine left in dust-covered on the garage. After he returned from military service, then he moved on and changed his life, so the scooter was left untreated since then.

The bright-blue gorgeous 1954 Paul David scooter shortly after used on a road test by Club Ydral at Corrèze on April 25, 2009. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3bYG9KP)

In 2006, Paul David's grandson named Marc asked the scooter from his father to be restored. The restoration process took up to 2 years, while the construction lasted only one year. All parts of the body and chassis that look worn out then sanded, milled, given back chromate layer, then repainted it, by using current technical tools and facilities of them have.

This bright-blue gorgeous 1954 Paul David scooter got the additional safety features after its restoration was the turn signal mounted only on the back. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/39F5aJG)

Its lateral grilles such as the grating under the seat have been rebuilt and chrome plated. The electricity section has been rebuilt as well. The ignition has been modified to use an external coil and electronic ignition. While, the combination of spring shock absorbers with an external cylinder was chosen after various tests because it is possible, thanks to various adjustments, to adapt perfectly to the scooter characteristics.

Even the trailer has been specially made and adapted for this bright-blue gorgeous 1954 Paul David scooter. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3bYG9KP)

As quoted from the same source, after completing the restoration, the scooter was back in its best condition once again and considered very easy to ignite and ride. There are additional features pinned on the figure of this scooter are turn signal mounted only on the back, in addition to making it ridden safer, and also to meet the eligibility as a vehicle that can be used on the highway. 

As we have discussed before, in France there are also many unique and mysterious scooters when we've been seeing their figures now, such as Proto DelaPLace, Gloobyscoot, Scootavia, Paul Vallée, Boudier Super B58, Manurhin, and Peugeot scooters, etc.

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