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Birmingham area Scooter production

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I'm interested in tracking down anyone with stories or photos linked to scooter production in the 1950s and 60s in the west-mids area. This would be in connection with articles for Scootering Magazine.

At the moment anything to do with BSA Sunbeam / Triumph Tigress would be a help but info on any of the British scooter marques would be helpful, particularly if backed up with some photos.

Please send me an instant message via the forum if you can help

Cheers


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If you go to " flickr " and look for the BSA ARMOURY ROAD pool you will find a picture of me in 64 shop ( Scooter Assby ). Rgds Lou Dalby, Ex test and Insp BSA.
 
Thanks for that Louis - those are the 175cc 2-stroke motors you are working on there aren't you?
 
Lou I'd like to use your photo of the line in an article and maybe do an interview.

Please mail me via stickmam_mr @ hotmail.com (remove the spaces - anti-spam measure;-)
 
Hi Stickman,
I used to have a James SC1 150cc scooter in the late '60's.
Its registration was 736 RHA and I purchased it from Copes, Bearwood.
I believe this was manufactured by BSA and was built like a tank! 2" dia steel tubes ran around the legshields and I remember that it had a Villiers engine and an AMC gearbox (4 gears).
I still have its original handbook (minus its cover) tucked away somewhere!
My scoot was Post Office red/ Cream, but the pic below was the only one I could find.
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it was made by james motor cycles
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1956 the company introduced the 49 c.c., 2 stroke 'Mercette' could carry two people, and sold for just under £65.
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Early 1958 saw the introduction of the 'Pippin' scooter. The company acquired a second factory in Pool Street, Wolverhampton where the scooters were assembled from parts made at the Dock Lane factory. The 'Pippin' had a 98 c.c. Villiers engine, a 2-speed gearbox, and sold for £115.10s
 
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