Beschreibung:

'Moto Rumi's Formichino scooter is perhaps the one motorscooter respected by motorcyclists – probably because it can melt the paint off many 250cc motorcycles of the era with its amazing horizontal two-cylinder two-stroke 125cc engine.' – Dregni & Dregni, Illustrated Motorscooter Buyer's Guide. A masterpiece of scooter design, Rumi's Formichino (Little Ant) arrived in 1954 and progressed via Normale and Lusso versions to the Sport and Bol d'Or racer. Its rivals might have been designed with cheapness and simplicity in mind but Donnino Rumi started from engineering first principles with the Formichino, using the engine as a stressed member of the chassis, which was made up from aluminium castings bolted together. Out of production since the company's closure in 1962, the Formichino is today one of the most highly sought-after of all scooters. This Formichino's late owner was a dedicated Rumi enthusiast who at one time owned as many as 12 of these unusual machines. First registered on 22nd February 1957, '436 KMX' is one of the last of his collection to be restored, returning from marque specialist Ian Skinner in the summer of 2009, since when it has covered fewer than 20 miles. Presented in commensurately good condition, the machine was last taxed to July 2010 and is offered with old-style continuation logbook (issued 1961) and Swansea V5C registration document. It should be noted that the current engine is not the original.