Re-badged Cushman scooters were sold by them from 1948 until 1960. Re-badged Vespas were sold by Sears between 19. Puch mopeds, scooters and motorcycles were marketed as such in the USA from 1954 until 1969. Here are 2 photos of a Puch Sears Allstate, showing ‘Allstate’ on its badge they switched to a ‘Sears’ badge in 1967. This model of Puch was also sold in the USA, where it was re-branded a ‘Sears Allstate.’ Sears also re-sold Vespa and Cushman scooters in the same way. The fifties scooter craze blurred the model categories once again with mopeds that may also be scooters – or a ‘scooterette’ as the Cheetah was described. If you click on you can observe many examples of the ‘is-it-a-moped-or-is-it-a-cyclemotor?’ debate. However, it’s difficult to decide where the ‘cyclemotor’ ends and the ‘moped’ begins the French machines of the early 1950’s in particular could be considered either. Puch enthusiasts consider that it was the first proper production moped. The first Puch moped in the fifties was the ‘Steyr-Daimler-Puch MS 50,’ known as ‘baby-Puch’ because of its fragile and small body. My 1962 Puch Nomad MS 50 VD moped is pictured below as comparison you’ll see that they are indeed of very similar design. In 1962 the Austrian company Puch offered two models in the UK, the more upmarket 59cc Cheetah ‘Scooterette’ which sold for £99 17/- 6d, and the bog-standard 50cc MS 50 Nomad for £82 10/. Small dents to left side of rear fender but the rest of moped body and tank are really nice for age of moped.
#1961 puch moped free
Has not ran in many years but engine turns over free with good compression and spark plug has spark. But it is undoubtedly a charming example of that era of the late 1950’s/ early 1960’s before the Japanese invasion – when scooters were all the rage and mopeds and small motorcycles grew bodywork and legshields to give them scooter-style looks. 1958 Sears Allstate Puch Moped - 700 (Madrid) 1958 Sears Allstate puch moped in original condition. My 1961 Cheetah does not exactly speed along with quite the same velocity as its animal namesake. I also particularly like original paintwork and dealer transfers. Especially panniers and windscreen on a baby scooter. How many Brands' of mopeds were made in every country.I’m a sucker for accessories. Good night and succes with youre site it is very interesting to see Stokvis Rap imperial crown? - 7 berichten. Onderdelen rap stokvis crown v3 `68? - 5 berichten. RAP IMPERIAL with a REX engine? - 10 berichten. Op Wikepedia staat te lezen bij het verhaal over de Centro brommers uit Schiedam dat zij van Stokvis de opdracht kregen de Rap/Stokvis te. This piece under is with copy/paste put in This brand is not mentioned in your dutch list. History of the marque has been substantially updated. Sources: Janbonder1960, Wikipedia NL, Conam Netherlands,, .Ĭould you please explain in detail about the history of the Imperial RAP motocycle?
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These were all but identical to the RAP machines other than the Puch engine and the Amstel badge, and were produced from 1961 to 1967 (or thereabouts). Their dealers begged them to be supplied with Puch machines, and in response S&Z created the Amstel marque powered by Puch. Stokvis & Zonen had a dealer network which sold both bicycles and mopeds, and in the early 60s the most popular mopeds were from Puch.
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Late model Crown and Imperial 2V were almost identical, apart from having different model Puch engines. The crown in the Rap logo is very similar to that of the Rex.ġ959~1965 Rap Crown. Stokvis imported a good many motorcycle brands over the years - Velocette, Royal Enfield, Francis Barnett, Minerva, Ariel, BMW, Indian, OK & OK Supreme, Calthorpe, Pope, Rover, Framo and Innocenti - along with a variety of automobiles. In addition, Stokvis manufactured or imported various other moped brands, such as Amstel, RAP, Zündapp, Mobylette, Kreidler and Puch, and also the bicycle brand Kroon." ~ Wikipedia NL The frame construction and final assembly took place at ENAF (Eerste Nederlandse Autorijwiel Fabriek), a subsidiary of Van der Heem, also in The Hague. The engine was built at Van der Heem on Maanweg in The Hague.
#1961 puch moped license
companies manufactured Solex mopeds under license from 1948 to July 1967. Initially they were produced with Rex engines, and when Rex closed they fitted Berini Pluvier engines until that firm ceased trading. Moped production commence in the mid-1950s and continued to the end of the 1960s.
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Founded in 1849, Stokvis & Zonen of Rotterdam had been involved in the cycle trade since 1913 or earlier.