PUCH MOPED MODELS LICENSE
The Italian vehicle manufacturer Bianchi built the MS 50 under the name Bianchi Sparviero under license (1956). This was the beginning of the successful Tomos moped program. įrom the end of the 1950s, the Slovenian company Tomos also built MS and VS models, which were initially assembled under license later models were then produced in-house under the name "Colibri". Puch also manufactured the MS 50 under the Allstate brand for the department stores Sears Roebuck and Co. In Denmark there was the MS 50 P (pedals), MS 50 K2T and MS 50 K3T (with kick starter and bench). In Great Britain there was the MS 50 D (three-speed) with a VS frame, seat, but a front MS fender. 1968 a catalog shows the MS 50 A (with 2-speed automatic) and MS 50 KA (with 2-speed automatic and kick starter).
In 1961, for example, there were the models MS 50 VK (with kick starter) and MS 50 VKF (with kick starter and foot control) in Sweden. This large number of products, designs and markets makes a comprehensive listing of all models and years of construction almost impossible. There was a large number of other models such as the MS 25 moped version, throttled to 25 km / h. The names MS 50, MS 50 L and MS 50 V were used in different markets at the same time. It had the large tank (5.5L) and the stronger rear shock absorbers of the full-hub model (VS 50). In 1958 the MS 50 V model came onto the market (V stands for reinforced). The engine was not throttled and made 2.3 hp.
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It had the rear fenders of the later model with full hub (VS 50) as well as the leg protection shield and running boards of the VS 50 K. In 1956 the MSK 50 moped scooter was introduced (K stands for Kickstarter). The MS 50 L was available in lime green, red and black. In the same year the luxury version MS 50 L was presented - with chrome-plated rims, hubs and tool box lids as well as whitewall tires. However, this may not apply to the "bead".īead transition of the first Puch MS 50 modelsįrom 1955 there was the enlarged tank (4.6 l), reinforced moped frame, deeper and wider mudguards, larger tires and rims, a reinforced chain and a new chain cover. The spare parts catalog specifies a change to the frame, fork, front fender and front wheel from number 6,030,001. In the Puchklub.at forum, 6,003,6xx is currently given as the number for the highest confirmed bead. The exact number of pieces of the "bead" -Puch is unconfirmed. Other differences were a thinner central tube ("stem"), the small 3-liter tank (later 4.6 l and 5.5 l), thinner rims, non-chromed hubs, smaller cylinder head and narrower front fenders. Later models got an almost straight transition.
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A striking feature of this model and the second series was the round transition ("bead") from the seat post to the luggage rack.
The first series of MS 50 (6000175-6000200) used the frame of the pre-series model. The MS 50 and its fan-cooled engine served as a template for most of the later Puch mopeds and small scooters (VS, DS, VZ, MV, MC, X50 and others). Other nicknames were "Maurerbock" and "Maurersachs". It was because of their long use in the Austrian Post also "postman-Puch" or "post-frog". The central tube of the frame, called "Stangel" in Austrian, led to the nickname "Stangelpuch". In contrast, the design solution of the tank frame connection was rated less positively. The rather small wheels in comparison to other mopeds of the time such as the NSU Quickly were considered innovative. The developer was the engineer Walter Kuttler. In autumn 1954, the MS 50 came on the market in a gray-green color. Puch began design work for the MS 50 in autumn 1952 and presented the first pre-series model in summer 1954.
2 Further technical data (MS 50, approx.
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