Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer, Benelli was founded in 1911 by the six Benelli brothers. Now Chinese owned, although still based in its home town of Pesaro, Benelli is best known for its Grand Prix successes in the 1950s/1960s when it secured two 250cc World Championships, and also for its outrageous six-cylinder road bikes of the 1970s. The Italian manufacturer has, of course, always produced less exotic fare. Most Italian manufacturers offered similar lightweights and mopeds in the years immediately following WW2, fuelling the public's demand for cheap transport. Being Italian, most of these offerings were infinitely more stylish than their British counterparts. Apparently original and complete, this unidentified Benelli moped is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. There are no documents with this Lot.
Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer, Benelli was founded in 1911 by the six Benelli brothers. Now Chinese owned, although still based in its home town of Pesaro, Benelli is best known for its Grand Prix successes in the 1950s/1960s when it secured two 250cc World Championships, and also for its outrageous six-cylinder road bikes of the 1970s. The Italian manufacturer has, of course, always produced less exotic fare. Most Italian manufacturers offered similar lightweights and mopeds in the years immediately following WW2, fuelling the public's demand for cheap transport. Being Italian, most of these offerings were infinitely more stylish than their British counterparts. Apparently original and complete, this unidentified Benelli moped is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. There are no documents with this Lot.
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